Manchester International Airport

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Manchester International Airport
Manchester Airport will "probably run out of fuel" by 18:00 BST, a spokesman has said.

The airport said there was a "short-term" aviation fuel supply problem from the Essar refinery at Stanlow near Ellesmere Port.

An airport spokesman said the shortage would affect some flights until at least midnight.

A spokesman for the refinery said: "There have been some production issues which we are trying to put right."

The airport, which uses about three million litres of airline fuel a day, said it would be the first time it had run out of fuel.