Seven flights were diverted and at least 17 were held in the skies over Manchester Airport after a person got onto the airfield. Police were called to the airport overnight after the person 'encroached' onto the airfield, and they were arrested on the scene after around 15 minutes, a spokesperson for Manchester Airport said.
Incident resolved and flights returning to normal
Greater Manchester Police has been contacted for further details. Amid the incident, seven flights due to land at Manchester Airport were diverted elsewhere. One of those included the TOM439 TUI flight from Boa Vista in Cape Verde, which according to Flightradar24 had to be diverted to East Midlands.
Around 17 flights due to arrive at the airport were held, causing delays. The airport spokesperson confirmed the incident was resolved with flights now back to normal. A temporary fix has been put in place following the security breach.
Impact on arrivals and ongoing updates
A spokesperson for Manchester Airport said around 17 flights were held in the air amid the incident overnight, which caused delays to flights arriving. Seven flights that were due to land at Manchester Airport were diverted elsewhere overnight.
