Manchester Airport is issuing an update to passengers after a power cut caused chaos and canceled flights

Manchester Airport has issued an update to passengers after a power cut caused chaos yesterday (Sunday 23 June).

In an updated statement, the airport said “all systems are operating normally”, announcing that the airport is “slightly busier” than usual and to check the status of certain flights online.

He advised tourists to stay in touch with airlines if their luggage did not arrive on their flights, adding that many were placed on flights last night and today and reunited with their owners.

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This comes after several flights from both Terminal 1 and 2 were canceled for several hours due to the power outage, which occurred in the early hours.

According to flight data analysts Cirium, 66 departures from Manchester Airport were canceled by 1pm on Sunday, with 50 inbound flights cancelled. It led to huge queues at the airport and a backlog of luggage as the luggage systems failed.

In an update this afternoon, a Manchester Airport spokesperson said: “Manchester Airport has been operating smoothly today with all systems operating normally and with no ongoing issues following yesterday’s power outage.

“As always, passengers due to fly from Manchester should go online to check the status of their flight before traveling and follow the airline’s instructions on when to arrive at the airport – usually two hours before a long-haul flight short and three hours before. of a long-haul flight.

“The airport is slightly busier than usual as airlines get passengers affected by the disruption onto new flights. It is likely to happen in the coming days. We have additional staff to assist our passengers.

“Passengers whose bags did not reach their flights yesterday are advised to stay in touch with their airlines. We work with airlines, their ground handling agents and other partners to get these bags to passengers as soon as possible. Many were placed on flights last night and today and have already been reunited with their owners.

“Once again, we would like to thank our passengers for their patience. We would also like to thank our staff as well as our partners around the airport for their hard work.”

Chris Woodroofe, managing director of Manchester Airport, apologized for the outage and said there was a “big power spike” in the airport’s electrical system due to “a fault”. He said: “It’s a very difficult situation, I couldn’t be more sorry.”

The power cut meant some flights departed without luggage as the baggage system was unable to operate. This morning, Jet2 assured passengers they would do “everything they can” to get bags to their final destination “as soon as possible”.

In a statement on its website, the airline said: “Due to the disruption, some flights departed with reduced baggage or no baggage as we were unable to load baggage onto our aircraft as the baggage system at the airport was inoperable during outage. We have advised you that our UK ground operations team will be working hard to ensure we get your bags to you as soon as possible as you can appreciate this may take some time and we will endeavor to be in touch with yours until the end. of Monday, June 24, 2024.

“We understand how frustrating this situation must be and although the situation was out of our control, we will do everything we can to get all bags to their final destination as soon as possible. “

He informed the passengers that they will be updated via SMS and email. The airline added: “We apologize once again for any inconvenience this may cause. “