Manchester Airport is experiencing a number of flight delays on Saturday, August 29, as the August bank holiday weekend gets underway. As of 11.30am, no flights are listed as cancelled.
Delayed flights on Saturday, August 29
According to FlightRadar4.com, the following flights are delayed by 30 minutes or more:
- 11.55 Ryanair flight FR555 to Dublin, estimated departure 12.45
- 12.05 Ryanair flight FR5624 to Pisa, estimated departure 13.00
- 12.10 Virgin Atlantic flight VCS73 to Orlando, estimated departure 13.10
- 13.40 easyJet flight U22073 to Santorini, estimated departure 14.48
- 14.55 Jet2 flight LS917 to Tenerife, estimated departure 15.55
- 15.05 easyJet flight U22255 to Hurghada, estimated departure 16.10
- 15.35 Jet2 flight LS943 to Larnaca, estimated departure 17.15
- 15.45 Jet2 flight LS807 to Lanzarote, estimated departure 18.10
- 16.25 Jet2 flight LS983 to Bodrum, estimated departure 17.35
- 16.25 Jet2 flight LS995 to Gran Canaria, estimated departure 17.20
- 18.40 easyJet flight U22109 to Paris, estimated departure 19.35
Busy summer for the airport
This summer has been one of the busiest for Manchester Airport. In July, more than 3.3 million passengers used the northern travel hub, making it the second busiest travel month ever recorded. Antalya in Turkey and Palma in Majorca have been the most popular destinations as travellers return to reliable holiday destinations.
The airport is set to remain busy even when the school holidays come to a close as people without kids or school-age children make the most of September deals.
Recent cyber-attack on Manchester Airport Group
Earlier this week, millions of customers were informed of a hack by Manchester Airport Group (MAG), in which up to 8.7 million people are believed to be implicated. Hackers accessed data relating to car park, lounge and fast track bookings and in-airport WIFI sign-ups for all three airports. The data included people's email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes.
The criminal cyber-attack hackers who targeted Manchester Airport have demanded a ransom, it was later confirmed. The ransom for the return of the data accessed is understood to be monetary in nature, although no exact sum has been revealed. It is understood MAG has refused to pay, with advice being taken from the relevant authorities. The group behind the attack is known to MAG and the authorities, but hasn't been named publicly.
