Fueling system problem forces ground stop at Boston Logan International Airport
LOGAN AIRPORT MONITORING THE SITUATION. MARY. YEAH, JEN, WE’RE HERE IN TERMINAL A AND TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME. THERE’S A BIG LONG LINE. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE TRYING TO REBOOK BECAUSE THEIR FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED. NOW, MANY OF THESE PASSENGERS SAT ON THEIR PLANES AT THE GATE FOR HOURS BEFORE THE AIRLINES FINALLY CANCELED THE FLIGHTS. THE REASON NO ONE COULD REFUEL. THERE’S A CONSORTIUM CALLED BOS FUEL THAT HANDLES ALL JET FUEL HERE AT LOGAN. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHY THEY COULD NOT REFUEL PLANES FOR THE LAST FEW HOURS. WE’RE HEARING IT WAS LIKE A LACK OF PRESSURE IN THE REFUELING SYSTEM OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. FUEL HAS NOT RETURNED OUR CALLS OR EMAILS, BUT THE FAA CONFIRMS THAT LOGAN IS IN A FULL GROUND STOP, AT LEAST UNTIL 1130 TONIGHT. NOW WE ARE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF MOVEMENT OUT THERE ON THE TARMAC OF PLANES, BUT STILL, THERE’S A HUGE BACKLOG. NOW, WE’VE BEEN TALKING TO PASSENGERS WHO ARE SITTING ON PLANES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DEPARTING, BUT THAT WERE STUCK AT THE GATE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT REFUEL. AND ALSO TALKING TO PASSENGERS ON INCOMING PLANES WHO WERE STUCK ON THE TARMAC BECAUSE THERE WERE NO GATES OPEN WHERE THEY COULD DEPLANE. IT HAS BEEN A LONG, FRUSTRATING EVENING. THE PILOT WAS VERY, VERY HELPFUL AND VERY COMMUNICATIVE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, SAID HE’S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN HIS LONG CAREER FLYING AND I’VE BEEN FLYING FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE EITHER. THEY COULDN’T FUEL ANY OF THE PLANES ANYWHERE. THERE WAS REALLY NO INFORMATION TO BE HAD. SO FINALLY DELTA DECIDED TO CANCEL THE FLIGHT BECAUSE. YOU’RE STAYING HERE. STAYING HERE FOR ONE NIGHT. WE’RE REBOOKED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT, SO WE’RE STUCK HERE FOR THE NIGHT. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE AIRLINE DOESN’T COVER HOTELS BECAUSE IT’S AN AIRPORT ISSUE. SO. SO WE’RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A HOTEL FOR THE NIGHT. AND ALSO I’M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I’M GOING TO GET TO MY WORK TRIP TOMORROW. SO NOT IDEAL. YEAH, NONE OF THIS IS IDEAL. AND YOU CAN SEE THE BOARD AT THIS HOUR, THE ORANGE AND THE RED, THOSE ARE DELAYED AND CANCELED FLIGHTS. ACCORDING TO FLIGHTAWARE, WE ARE UP TO 69 CANCELED FLIGHTS AND 370 DELAYS. AGAIN, WE’RE STILL WAITING FOR DETAILS ABOUT THIS REFUELING ISSUE, BUT THE GROUND STOP IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT LEAST UNTIL 1130 TONIGHT. AND THAT MEANS NO ONE REALLY IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT, BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE STUCK AT THE GATES. THEY CANNOT REFUEL. AND AGAIN, QUITE A FEW OF THESE FLIGHTS TO RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, TO NEW YORK, THEY’VE ALL BEEN CANCELED NOW. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY’RE GOING TO GET
Fueling system problem forces ground stop at Boston Logan International Airport
Updated: 11:21 PM EDT Jul 5, 2026
Trouble with a fueling system forced delays and cancellations of some flights departing Boston Logan International Airport on Sunday night. NewsCenter 5 first heard about the problem from passengers, and MassPort confirmed it was affecting the flight schedule.The Federal Aviation Administration posted a ground stop for the airport, noting that the possibility of extending the order past 11:30 p.m. was 30%-60%. According to MassPort, the fueling consortium at the airport, BOSFUEL, is managed by a consortium of the airlines.A similar issue occurred in 2024 when the fuel farm system suffered an outage. At that time, officials said the system required a restart.
EAST BOSTON, Mass. —
Trouble with a fueling system forced delays and cancellations of some flights departing Boston Logan International Airport on Sunday night.
NewsCenter 5 first heard about the problem from passengers, and MassPort confirmed it was affecting the flight schedule.
The Federal Aviation Administration posted a ground stop for the airport, noting that the possibility of extending the order past 11:30 p.m. was 30%-60%.
According to MassPort, the fueling consortium at the airport, BOSFUEL, is managed by a consortium of the airlines.
A similar issue occurred in 2024 when the fuel farm system suffered an outage. At that time, officials said the system required a restart.