BBC News reporting the situation now resolved.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...er/7332022.stm
Flights are operating as normal at Manchester Airport following fears planes would be grounded over problems with the quality of its fuel supply.
The airport's supplies from Shell's Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, were stopped on Wednesday.
Airport chiefs rationed its stored supply, and sought alternative sources.
However, the problem has since been fixed and the airport confirmed there were no cancellations and passengers should arrive as normal for flights.
An airport spokesman said on Saturday: "Manchester Airport is operating as usual this morning with no delays or cancellations.
"Passengers do not need to contact their airline before arriving at the airport. Flights are leaving as normal and on time."
'Short-term issues'
The airport previously advised airlines operating short-haul flights to fill up their planes before they arrived at Manchester, while long haul flights had faced a detour to refuel.
A spokeswoman for Shell said there had been short-term problems with the quality of some fuel batches from its refinery but none of this fuel reached the airport.
She said: "At present sufficient supplies of jet fuel are being maintained from Shell to Manchester Airport.
"There have been short-term issues with production of jet fuel at Stanlow Refinery, which have now been rectified."
The airport can store four million litres of jet fuel, but can use up to three million litres a day.
It takes 12 hours to pump one day's supply through the pipeline from Ellesmere Port - it would take 1,000 tankers to transport the same amount by road.
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Sean