Manchester Airport hit by serious delays and cancellations following local power cut

Passengers at Manchester Airport are facing travel chaos as all departing flights are either canceled or face severe delays after a power outage in the area.

In a statement issued at 6:30 a.m. today, the airport said the problem – which occurred early in the morning – had caused “widespread disruption” which is affecting flights from Terminals 1 and 2.

“Passengers due to board a flight from Terminal 3 should report to the airport as normal unless advised otherwise by their airline, but may be affected by delays,” Manchester Airport said.

A delayed passenger who was due to fly with Jet2 told the ECHO this morning: “We are on our way to Faro but the flight time is up. We’re not really sure what’s going on, but some flights are starting to be disrupted. recorded manually. None of the baggage carousels are working due to the power outage. The Jet2 staff are doing their best but there isn’t much communication from the airport other than a repeated announcement that there is a delay and things will come back. normal “as soon as possible”.

On its website, Jet2 said: “We would like to inform you that there is a power outage affecting all terminals at Manchester Airport.

“For flights departing from Manchester today, we expect delays during check-in and security screening at the airport. All Jet2.com flights should operate as planned. Please ensure your details are up to date in Manage My Booking and our dedicated operations teams are working hard behind the scenes at our UK based head office to get you off the ground as quickly as possible.

“We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Our Friendly Jet2.com The red team will be there to help you.”

The passenger added: “The flights they called at Jet2 Terminal 1 are Dalaman, Preveza and Athens. They say it’s a problem throughout the airport, but it seems other airlines are ‘come out better.’

We will keep you updated as we learn more.