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Boston Logan Airport Fuel Outage Causes Hours-Long Ground Stop and Flight Delays
A low fuel pressure event Sunday night triggered an automatic shutdown at Boston Logan International Airport, leading to a multi-hour ground stop, cancellations and delays. The issue was resolved by 10 p.m. ET and normal operations resumed. The disruption occurred during the busiest Fourth of July travel period in 15 years.
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Abc News reported that complications with the fueling system at Boston Logan International Airport on Sunday night caused a ground stop for several hours, resulting in flight cancellations and delays. Flights continued to land at the airport, but congestion built on the tarmac because arriving planes lacked available gates.
The Massachusetts Port Authority said the issue has been resolved and flights have resumed as normal.
BOSFuel, which operates Logan Airport’s fuel system, stated that a low fuel pressure event triggered an automatic shutdown in accordance with safety protocol. The team reestablished fuel flow to full capacity by 10:00 p.m. ET, and the technical issue has been addressed with no further disruption anticipated.
The fueling issue added to earlier delays on Sunday caused by thunderstorms in the area. This occurred during what the Federal Aviation Administration said would likely be the busiest Fourth of July air travel period the country has seen in 15 years, with over 300,000 domestic flights managed by air traffic controllers over the holiday weekend.
com captured a Logan Airport controller describing the tarmac during the outage as a “parking lot” for planes due to the congestion.
The controller advised the pilot with whom he was communicating to ensure he had a gate assignment before departing for Logan. Abc News noted that the FAA issued a brief ground stop for Logan Airport in September 2024 due to a BOSFuel outage.
