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Manchester airport runs out of fuel

Manchester, United Kingdom - "We don't want this to happen, but we did not take risks"

Yesterday June 6, 2012, the Manchester airport ran out of fuel supplies because of production issues at the Essar refinery, Cheshire, which pipes aviation fuel to the airport. Today the situation is expected to return to average levels as reported by local sources. "The fuel supply from the refinery came back on at 5.30 pm yesterday, then it took four hours for the fuel to get from the refinery...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1141821
Rome, Italy, 06/07/2012 14:50
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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