Traffic at Manchester Airport is starting to resume after a power outage

London, June 24 Traffic has started to resume at Manchester Airport in the UK after a power outage on Sunday caused widespread flight cancellations at Terminals 1 and 2.

All check-in and departure operations in the two terminals were fully resumed on Sunday at 20.00. But a small number of cancellations may occur on Monday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing an airport press release.

In the early hours of Sunday, a power outage caused significant disruption, leading to the cancellation of flights from Terminals 1 and 2 at Manchester Airport, the UK’s third largest airport by passenger numbers.

Chris Woodroofe, managing director of Manchester Airport, said the extensive disruption was caused by an electrical system fault which damaged departure security and baggage systems at both terminals.

Sunday’s delays sparked complaints from commuters. A user named ‘itzaaron_69’ complained under the airport’s post on social media platform X that they were sitting in the same place for over an hour and a half. Another user ‘Suzanne Shrewsbury’ said her son had landed in Manchester but was told it would be several hours before they could get off the plane.

Manchester Airport, the UK’s global gateway to the north of England, is set to handle more than 25 million passengers in 2023. It is currently in the final stages of a £1.3 billion transformation program (1 .64 billion dollars), which is to be completed in 2025. .

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