[Toddsterpatriot]

Would a terrorist attack raise prices? Would the loss of that fuel raise prices? Why?

[Publius6961]

Would a terrorist attack raise prices? Would the loss of that fuel raise prices? Why?

Part of being an adult is the ability to make interconnections between things learned in school, events happening in the world and personal experience.

By the time many people finish high school, the answer to most of those questions would be obvious.

[gas0linealley]

The loss of fuel at one airport would have a minuscule effect on the supply/demand equation, but it would be used as an excuse to drive consumer prices higher.

The actual effect on supply/demand would most likely be a lessening of demand as potential air travelers changed their plans.