Manchester Fuel Problems Over

Problems with the supply of aviation fuel to Manchester Airport have been rectified after fears doubting the quality of the fuel that was to be delivered.

The fuel for the airport which is supplied from the Shell refinery in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire was stopped on Wednesday over doubts over the quality of the fuel. As a result of this action bosses at Manchester Airport rationed their fuel supply whilst they attempted to find another supplier.

The problems that this was to cause have managed however to be overcome and the airport now has a suitable supply of fuel enabling all flights to operate as normal. Passengers are asked to note that there will be no cancellations and all passengers are asked to arrive for their flights exactly as scheduled.

Shell have confirmed that the supply of fuel that had problems was the result of a short-term problem that was overcome. Manchester Airport is capable of storing four million litres of aviation fuel and can use up to three million litres a day. The shortage worries were due to the time it would take tankers to deliver the fuel that is usually pumped from the Ellesmere Port  which takes 12 hours to pump a single days supply. It would take 1,000 fuel tankers to deliver the same quantity.

Published by: Jon Vickery