People at Logan and East Boston night owls will be able to get Whoppers delivered around the clock this summer

The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans by the Burger King at 944 Bennington St. in East Boston's Orient Heights to keep its grills on and its oil hot 24 hours a day to serve deliveries to people who need sustenance whenever, especially people working or landing early in the morning at nearby Logan Airport.

Under the plans approved by the board, the restaurant would continue to close its dining room at 10 p.m., but would keep flinging burgers and fries to delivery drivers until the dining room re-opens the next morning.

At a hearing yesterday, the location's franchisee said he hopes to begin non-stop burger making after a re-do of the restaurant planned for this June.

At the hearing, Conor Newman of the city's Office of Neighborhood Services, said people were supportive of the idea at a meeting of the Orient Heights Neighborhood Council, and recognized that because of "the proximity to the airport, people need options later than the rest of the city."