Manchester Airport is bringing in extra staff after power cut chaos

Manchester Airport says it has brought in more staff to help passengers after Sunday’s power outage, which led to cancellations, delays and left luggage.

The airport issued a statement on Monday evening saying: “Manchester Airport has operated smoothly today with all systems operating normally and with no ongoing issues following yesterday’s power outage.”

It added: “The airport is slightly busier than usual as airlines get passengers affected by the disruption onto new flights. This will probably happen in the coming days. We have extra staff to assist our passengers.”

Passengers were told to “go online to check their flight status before traveling and follow the airline’s instructions on when to arrive at the airport – usually two hours before a short-haul flight and three hours before a long flight. flight’.

The statement added: “Passengers whose bags did not arrive on their flights yesterday are advised to stay in touch with their airlines. We work with airlines, their ground handling agents and other partners to deliver those 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 the passengers for their patience. We would also like to thank our staff as well as our partners around the airport for their hard work.”