Flight schedules at Manchester Airport have returned to normal after operations were disrupted overnight following a security breach. Seven flights were diverted and at least 17 were held in the skies over Manchester Airport after a man got onto the airfield.
Incident details
Police were called to the airport just after 11.20pm last night (Friday, August 21) after the man 'encroached' onto the airfield. A spokesperson for Manchester Airport said the incident lasted for around 15 minutes, before he was taken to hospital from the scene. The Manchester Evening News understands the incident was mental health-related.
The airport spokesperson confirmed the incident was resolved with flights returning to normal this morning. A temporary fix has been put in place following the security breach.
Diverted and held flights
In total seven flights were diverted from the airport. These were:
- TUI flight BY439 from Boa Vista, diverted to East Midlands Airport
- easyJet flight U22194 from Zurich, diverted to Birmingham
- TUI flight BY2573 from Corfu, diverted to East Midlands airport
- easyJet flight U22002 from Barcelona, diverted to Liverpool John Lennon Airport
- TUI flight BY2553 from Naples, diverted to East Midlands Airport
- Ryanair flight RK1265 from Agadir, diverted to Birmingham
- Jet2 flight LS1024 from Faro, diverted to Leeds Bradford Airport
Meanwhile at least 17 flights were held. This had a knock-on effect for other flights resulting in further delays.
Current delays and cancellations
This afternoon flights have largely returned to normal schedule. Below are delayed flights by 30 minutes or more, and cancelled flights from Manchester Airport as of 2.35pm, on Saturday August 22 according to FlightRadar24.com
Delayed flights include TUI flight BY2662 to Fuerteventura, estimated departure 3.45pm; Jet2 flight LS1017 to Dalaman, estimated departure 3.30pm; Ryanair flight FR3445 to Palma de Mallorca, estimated departure 3.45pm; and easyJet flight U22039 to Fuerteventura, estimated departure 4.26pm.
Further delays include Jet2 flight LS943 to Larnaca, estimated departure 4.20pm; Jet2 flight LS921 to Dalaman, estimated departure 4.25pm; easyJet flight U22145 to Dalaman, estimated departure 4.45pm; Jet2 flight LS907 to Jerez, estimated departure 4.33pm; Jet2 flight LS907 to Heraklion, estimated departure 5.10pm; Ryanair flight FR3216 to Milan, estimated departure 5.05pm; Jet2 flight LS983 to Bodrum, estimated departure 5.04pm; Jet flight LS995 to Gran Canaria, estimated departure 5.10pm; easyJet flight U22275 to Enfidha, estimated departure 7.09pm; Jet2 flight LS813 to Kos, estimated departure 5.45pm; easyJet flight U22243 to Dubrovnik, estimated departure 5.37pm; Jet2 flight LS893 to Malaga, estimated departure 6.18pm; easyJet flight U22245 to Split, estimated departure 6.12pm; easyJet flight U22285 to Agadir, estimated departure 7.39pm; easyJet flight U22201 to Berlin, estimated departure 7.29pm; Jet2 flight LS869 to Palma de Mallorca, estimated departure 9.02pm; and Egyptair flight MS796 to Cairo, estimated departure 11.29pm.
There are no cancelled flights at Manchester Airport so far this afternoon.
