Fog caused delays to flights at Manchester Airport on Monday, November 9, with one British Airways service to London cancelled, while a Met Office yellow warning for fog remained in force until 11am.
Weather warning and travel disruption
Parts of Greater Manchester woke up to misty scenes on Monday morning as fog rolled in across large areas of the country. The Met Office issued a yellow warning for fog across large swathes of England, including Cheshire and areas of Greater Manchester, which remained in force until 11am.
Travellers were warned of challenging conditions on Monday morning, with delays to rail and road travel expected, along with the chance of flight cancellations. Ryanair warned that some flights to and from the UK would be delayed on Monday due to the heavy fog.
In an update on its website, the airline said: “Affected passengers will be contacted directly through the app. Passengers travelling through the UK should monitor the Ryanair app for the latest flight information.”
Flight delays and cancellations at Manchester Airport
Several flights departed late from Manchester Airport early on Monday morning, although there were no cancellations first thing. Flights can be delayed for numerous reasons, including staffing, not just due to weather.
The conditions follow foggy weather over the weekend. On Saturday, 15 flights were unable to land and were diverted to other UK airports. There were also reports on aviation websites of other flights being forced to perform 'go-arounds' as arrivals were regulated.
On Monday, the conditions were not as bad, with disruption kept to a minimum. One flight due to depart Manchester Airport was cancelled, although this was not necessarily due to the weather: British Airways flight BA1365 to London, scheduled to depart at 11.55am.
Delayed flights list as of 9am
According to FlightRadar24.com, the following flights were delayed by 30 minutes or more as of 9am on Monday, November 9:
- 9.40am Ryanair flight FR4052 to Faro, estimated departure 10.25am
- 9.45am easyJet flight U27696 to Lisbon, estimated departure 10.31am
- 10.15am easyJet flight U22235 to Copenhagen, estimated departure 11.40am
- 10.20am easyJet flight U2703 to Belfast, estimated departure 11.28am
- 10.45am Turkish Airlines flight TK1994 to Istanbul, estimated departure 11.20am
- 11.20am easyJet flight U22169 to Amsterdam, estimated departure 12.35pm
- 11.50am easyJet flight U22255 to Sharm el-Sheikh, estimated departure 12.45pm
- 12.05pm easyJet flight U22227 to Giza, estimated departure 1.10pm
- 12.10pm easyJet flight U2727 to Jersey, estimated departure 1.30pm
- 12.15pm easyJet flight U22181 to Basel, estimated departure 1.35pm
- 12.30pm Ryanair flight FR892 to Knock, estimated departure 1.30pm
- 12.55pm easyJet flight U25420 to Milan, estimated departure 2.15pm
- 1.40pm easyJet flight U22251 to Hurghada, estimated departure 3.10pm
- 2.40pm easyJet flight U22165 to Amsterdam, estimated departure 3.30pm
- 5.05pm easyJet flight U22189 to Geneva, estimated departure 6.21pm
- 6.10pm Ryanair flight FR1103 to Palma de Mallorca, estimated departure 7.29pm
- 6.30pm easyJet flight U22237 to Copenhagen, estimated departure 7.19pm
As the fog clears, any weather-related disruption should ease, but passengers due to fly on Monday were advised to monitor the status of their flights.
