Several flights have been cancelled at Manchester Airport today and dozens more are delayed due to the snowy weather conditions.
The airport was forced to close its runway at 1.40am this morning, Tuesday, January 7, following heavy snowfall. The runway was reopened by 5am.
Passengers are urged to check with their airlines before they travel and plan their journeys carefully to and from the airport. In a statement posted on X this morning, Manchester Airport said: “Our runways remain open, but some arrivals and departures may still be subject to delays as a result of the earlier closure due to heavy snow in the early hours of the morning.
“Passengers due to travel today are advised to check with their airlines for the latest information regarding their flights.
“We also recommend that all passengers should plan their travel to the airport, allow extra time, make sure they are dressed for the weather and pack supplies for their journey, including snacks and a phone charger.
“The safety of our passengers is always our top priority and we thank you for your patience, and all our teams for their hard work in getting our runways open again.”
Below are the latest delayed (by more than 30 minutes) and cancelled flights at Manchester Airport as of 11am according to flightradar24.com. This list will be updated throughout the day.
Manchester Airport covered by thick snow early on Tuesday, January 7. The runway has since reopened
(Image: Paul Hollywood)
Cancelled flights
- 11.10am Brussels Airlines flight SN2174 to Brussels is cancelled
- 12.30pm British Airways flight BA1393 to London is cancelled
- 12.50pm SAS flight SK4608 to Oslo is cancelled
- 1.45pm SAS flight SK2548 to Stockholm is cancelled
- 2.45pm British Airways flight BA1399 to London is cancelled
- 4pm British Airways flight BA1373 to London is cancelled
Delayed flights
- 11.05am Aer Lingus flight EI31 to Bridgetown, estimated departure 12.05pm
- 11.05am Lufthansa flight LH2501 to Munich, estimated departure 2.05pm
- 11.05pm Aer Lingus flight EG931 to Bridgetown, estimated departure 12.30pm
- 11.10am Ryanair flight FR8358 to Budapest, estimated departure 1.45pm
- 11.40am Pegasus flight PC1180 to Istanbul, estimated departure 12.40pm
- 11.48am easyJet flight U29189 to Geneva, estimated departure 12.50pm
- 11.50pm Ryanair flight RK2201 to Lanzarote, estimated departure 1pm
- 11.55pm Icelandair flight FI441 to Reykjavik, estimated departure 12.30pm
- 11.55pm Pegasus flight PC1816 to Antalya, estimated departure 12.50pm
- 11.55pm easyJet flight U22017 to Gran Canaria, estimated departure 3.30pm
- 12pm Aegean Airlines flight A3639 to Athens, estimated departure 1.30pm
- 12.05pm SunExpress flight XQ835 to Izmir, estimated departure 1.40pm
- 12.10pm easyJet flight U27854 to Amsterdam, estimated departure 4.10pm
- 12.10pm SunExpress flight XQ595 to Antalya, estimated departure 1pm
- 12.25pm Aer Lingus Regional flight EI3325 to Dublin, estimated departure 1pm
- 12.30pm Vueling flight VY8747 to Barcelona, estimated departure 4.33pm
- 12.40pm Lufthansa flight LH943 to Frankfurt, estimated departure 2.25pm
- 12.55pm Singapore Airlines flight SQ51 to Singapore, estimated departure 3pm
- 1.30pm easyJet flight U22145 to Antalya, estimated departure 4.15pm
- 1.40pm KLM flight KL1034 to Amsterdam, estimated departure 3pm
- 1.45pm Ryanair flight RK6879 to Copenhagen, estimated departure 2.40pm
- 2.15pm Turkish Airlines flight TK1992 to Istanbul, estimated departure 5.20pm
- 2.50pm easyJet flight U22261 to Reykjavik, estimated departure 3.50pm
- 3.45pm easyJet flight U22291 to Tromso, estimated departure 5.48pm
- 4.50pm Ryanair flight FR7549 to Barcelona, estimated departure 5.45pm
- 5pm Turkish Airlines flight TK1996 to Istanbul, estimated departure 8.05pm
- 5.15pm easyJet flight U22189 to Geneva, estimated departure 6.26pm
- 6.30pm easyJet flight U22113 to Paris, estimated departure 9.41pm
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