Flights Cancelled, Delayed After Major Power Cut At UK's Manchester Airport

<p>The flights are the UK's third-busiest airport were delayed or cancelled on Sunday after a major power cut in Manchester.</p> <p>The Manchester Airports Group, which also operates London Stansted and the East Midlands airports, said Manchester Airport had been "affected by a major power cut in the area earlier this morning."</p> <p>The electricity was restored after some time at the international airport in the north of England, but passengers due to travel from Terminals 1 and 2 were told to "not come to the airport" as all flights were cancelled "until further notice".</p> <p>The airport said its electricity supply went off at around 01:30 but has since been restored. However, it would take time to get systems up and running again.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/bI26KYkOWA">pic.twitter.com/bI26KYkOWA</a></p> &mdash; Manchester Airport (@manairport) <a href="https://twitter.com/manairport/status/1804748820808380918?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>The &nbsp;Manchester Airport operator said that while passengers already checked in were scheduled to depart as planned, however, the disruption meant "some baggage may not be on those flights".</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Power cut at Manchester Airport T2 &amp; T3 landed at all been brought to T1 baggage thrown on any carousel no communication at all prams just left on the floor without being told <a href="https://twitter.com/TUIUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TUIUK</a> reps didn&rsquo;t have a clue what was happening. Good Luck everyone! <a href="https://t.co/jgCFVJc796">pic.twitter.com/jgCFVJc796</a></p> &mdash; Katie Phillips (@katie_seaman) <a href="https://twitter.com/katie_seaman/status/1804713158214398428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2024</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>"We will work with airlines and handling partners to reunite affected passengers with their luggage as soon as possible", the operator said.</p> <p>According to the BBC, huge queues were formed when a quarter of all flights from the Manchester airport had to be cancelled because of the power outage.</p> <p>Airport officials said that the flights from Terminals 1 and 2 were stopped in the early hours, affecting baggage and security systems.</p>

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