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| Manchester Airport: Flight cancellations and delays amid fuel problem | Manchester Airport: Flight cancellations and delays amid fuel problem |
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| There are delays and cancellations at Manchester Airport after a "power issue" affected fuel supply. | There are delays and cancellations at Manchester Airport after a "power issue" affected fuel supply. |
| Flights to Tenerife, Belfast and Milan are among 69 cancelled, while others have been delayed by hours. | Flights to Tenerife, Belfast and Milan are among 69 cancelled, while others have been delayed by hours. |
| A Manchester Airport spokesman said: "Due to a power issue this afternoon there is currently an issue with the fuel supply at the airport. | A Manchester Airport spokesman said: "Due to a power issue this afternoon there is currently an issue with the fuel supply at the airport. |
| "Engineers are on site to fix the issue and we are working with airlines to try and minimise the impact." | |
| It is believed all fuelling at the site has stopped. | It is believed all fuelling at the site has stopped. |
| The airport, which is still open, urged people to check with their airline for information and updates. | The airport, which is still open, urged people to check with their airline for information and updates. |
| Passengers said they had been told the problems would last until at least 22:00 BST. | Passengers said they had been told the problems would last until at least 22:00 BST. |
| Some said they had been stuck on grounded planes for two to three hours. | Some said they had been stuck on grounded planes for two to three hours. |
| Of the 69 flight cancellations, 37 were arrivals and 32 were departures. | |
| Graeme Forster, 37, from Queensferry in North Wales, and his wife were booked on to the 15:45 Jet2 flight to Lanzarote. | |
| After waiting on the stationary plane for three hours, he and his fellow passengers were taken back into the terminal. | After waiting on the stationary plane for three hours, he and his fellow passengers were taken back into the terminal. |
| Mr Forster said: "I am severely annoyed as Jet2 are not being helpful. We've been told they are sending a flight from Leeds now due to arrive at 21:00 so hopefully leaving at 21:45. We will see. | Mr Forster said: "I am severely annoyed as Jet2 are not being helpful. We've been told they are sending a flight from Leeds now due to arrive at 21:00 so hopefully leaving at 21:45. We will see. |
| "They have also said compensation is not an option as it's the airport's fault not Jet2." | "They have also said compensation is not an option as it's the airport's fault not Jet2." |