Pipeline crisis forces American Airlines to add fueling stops on long-haul flights

American Airlines has added stops to a pair of long-haul routes out of North Carolina — because the planes are leaving with partially empty tanks due to the cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline.

Daily flights from Charlotte to Honolulu and to London — which typically run direct — now have layovers midway, Fox Business reported Tuesday. Travelers bound for Hawaii have to change planes at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, the network said.