Frankfurt Airport Hit by Kerosene Shortage (aa.com.tr)

Frankfurt Airport is facing a kerosene shortage that has forced Lufthansa aircraft on select routes to carry additional fuel before arriving, a practice known as tankering. Lufthansa attributed the tight supply partly to reduced capacity in the pipeline connection, while operator Fraport said routine pipeline maintenance is underway and alternative supply routes and sufficient storage mean airport operations will not be affected. Bild cited the low water level of the Rhine River as another possible factor, and reported that short- and medium-haul routes are primarily affected, with long-haul flights increasingly included and Airbus A320-family aircraft capped at eight metric tons of additional fuel.