ORLANDO – Orlando International Airport officials said terrible weather conditions has prevented the shipping of reserve jet gasoline, prompting fears that site visitors to the nation’s seventh-busiest airport could deal with delays.
Airport officers on Sunday reassured site visitors that contingency ideas are in area. In a tweet, airport officers explained that storms together the Gulf Coast had prevented the reserve gas supply about the weekend. The inclement weather had lifted and the ships had departed, airport officers mentioned.
“If flight disruptions arise, airline contingency plans are now in spot,” the airport officials reported. “Thank you for your persistence.”
Airport officers did not answer early Monday to an emailed inquiry on the fuel condition.
With 40.3 million travellers past yr, Orlando Intercontinental Airport was the busiest airport in Florida and the seventh busiest in the U.S. In 2019, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the airport experienced 50.6 million passengers. The Christmas holiday getaway year is 1 of the busiest situations of the calendar year for central Florida’s theme parks.