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Delta Warns of Flight Changes Amid Jet Fuel Shortage

11/24/2025

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Delta Air Lines warned that long-haul flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may face schedule changes due to a British Petroleum (BP) pipeline leak causing a jet fuel shortage.
BP crews are locating the leak and have excavated about 200 feet of the pipeline.
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed an emergency proclamation to speed jet-fuel deliveries, and the Port of Seattle instructed airlines to maximize fuel capacity on arrivals.

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Delta Air Lines warned that long-haul flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may face schedule changes due to a British Petroleum (BP) pipeline leak causing a jet fuel shortage.
BP crews are locating the leak and have excavated about 200 feet of the pipeline.
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed an emergency proclamation to speed jet-fuel deliveries, and the Port of Seattle instructed airlines to maximize fuel capacity on arrivals.