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| Manchester Airport: Flights cancelled and delayed after fuel problem | |
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| A "power issue" that affected fuel supply caused dozens of flights to be cancelled at Manchester Airport. | |
| Flights to Tenerife, Belfast and Milan were among 87 cancelled, while others were delayed by hours. | |
| Passengers said they were stuck on grounded planes for two to three hours because of the problems, which began on Sunday afternoon. | |
| A Manchester Airport spokesperson said the issue had been resolved at 03:00 BST. | |
| They said "most scheduled flights" would operated as planned on Monday. | |
| "However, we expect that there will be a small number of delays and cancellations as a result of the issues experienced." | |
| The airport said engineers had "resolved the power issue which affected the fuel supply" and advised passengers to check the status of their flight with the airline. | |
| Of the 87 flights cancelled on Sunday, 42 were arrivals and 45 were departures. | |
| Graeme Forster, 37, from Queensferry in North Wales, and his wife were booked on the 15:45 Jet2 flight to Lanzarote. | Graeme Forster, 37, from Queensferry in North Wales, and his wife were booked on 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. They have also said compensation is not an option as it's the airport's fault not Jet2." | Mr Forster said: "I am severely annoyed as Jet2 are not being helpful. They have also said compensation is not an option as it's the airport's fault not Jet2." |
| Ian Thornley, 29, had been booked on the 19:35 Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Manchester after spending the weekend in Ireland at a wedding. | Ian Thornley, 29, had been booked on the 19:35 Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Manchester after spending the weekend in Ireland at a wedding. |
| He said they were only told the flight had been cancelled at 21:30 and then had to queue for another hour to arrange a flight for Monday afternoon. | He said they were only told the flight had been cancelled at 21:30 and then had to queue for another hour to arrange a flight for Monday afternoon. |
| The food retail project manager said: "When we got to the airport it was showing that the plane was going and then it kept saying it was delayed. | The food retail project manager said: "When we got to the airport it was showing that the plane was going and then it kept saying it was delayed. |
| "We were at the gate for two hours and it came up as cancelled. We won't be getting back to Manchester until Monday afternoon." | "We were at the gate for two hours and it came up as cancelled. We won't be getting back to Manchester until Monday afternoon." |
| Mr Thornley, who lives in Manchester, said he had been forced to phone his work to cancel meetings | Mr Thornley, who lives in Manchester, said he had been forced to phone his work to cancel meetings |
| "I am going to have to do a five-day working week in four days now," he added. | "I am going to have to do a five-day working week in four days now," he added. |
| "A friend who was on a different airline's flight out of Dublin got to the runway and was kept out there for an hour before they brought the plane back." | "A friend who was on a different airline's flight out of Dublin got to the runway and was kept out there for an hour before they brought the plane back." |