Pipeline Leak That Caused Fuel Shortage at San Diego International Airport Is Fixed
A pipeline leak that hindered the fuel supply to San Diego International Airport has been restarted and fuel deliveries resumed Thursday morning.
The pipeline started back up a day later than initially reported, according to a spokesperson for Kinder Morgan, which operates the pipeline.
The leak at the pipeline, located east of Los Angeles, caused a temporary fuel shortage in San Diego during the holiday weekend. As a result, some flights were delayed as airlines had to make unplanned stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix or Las Vegas to refuel.
During the holiday weekend, Alaska Airlines was forced to make fuel stops for some of its flights departing San Diego that resulted in delays of no more than 30 minutes. A spokesperson for Alaska Airlines said that the issues with the pipeline did not affect any of the carrier's Wednesday flights. Thursday flights were proceeding as scheduled.
The leak in a fuel pipeline serving San Diego was first discovered Dec. 20 by Kinder Morgan, which shut down the pipeline so repairs could be made. The leak was discovered at Iron-Wood Nine Golf Course in Cerritos, an eastern suburb of Los Angeles.
This story originally appeared in San Diego Union-Tribune.
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