Orlando has scare, but Southwest Florida International has no shortage of fuel

Passengers at Southwest Florida International Airport don't need to worry about a shortage of jet fuel to get where they need to go.

In recent days, Orlando International, merely hours away, has faced a shortfall, but it's not a problem in Southwest Florida.

"We have not had any fuel problems," said Victoria Moreland, a chief communications and marketing officer for the Fort Myers airport.

Over the weekend, USA Today reported that the Orlando airport faced a jet fuel shortage, with the potential to cause major disruptions.

Reserves for the next five to seven days dropped below normal, after bad weather prevented the delivery of more fuel reserves by ship along the Gulf Coast.

The Orlando airport tanked in fuel and asked airlines to carry in extra fuel in an effort to minimize disruptions.

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With the same operator as Southwest Florida International, Page Field, the smaller general aviation airport in Lee County, hasn't faced any issues with fuel either, Moreland said.

It's also business as usual at Collier County's general aviation airports in Marco Island, Immokalee and the Everglades.

Heather Meyer, a senior operations analyst with the Collier County Airport Authority, which oversees the three publicly-owned airports, said the county gets its jet fuel from different sources, so operations haven't been impacted by the bad weather like Orlando.

"We haven't had any fuel shortages at any of the Collier County airports. None at all," she said.

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This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Southwest Florida International has plenty of fuel, unlike Orlando