Full list of Manchester Airport delays and cancellations

Live departure boards this afternoon showed several holiday flights running significantly behind schedule, with some departures delayed by more than two and a half hours.

Among the worst affected services are Jet2’s flight LS1065 to Palermo, which is currently showing a delay of 155 minutes, and Ryanair flight FR3441 to Palma de Mallorca, delayed by 160 minutes.

EasyJet’s service to Alicante is running 65 minutes late, while a KLM departure to Amsterdam is delayed by 40 minutes.

Earlier today, another KLM flight to Amsterdam was delayed by 48 minutes, while an EasyJet service to Las Palmas was running 75 minutes behind schedule.

Two upcoming departures from Terminal 2 have also been cancelled.

Lufthansa flight LH2503 to Munich, scheduled to depart at 5.55pm, has been cancelled, while Jet2 flight LS911 to Heraklion, due to leave at 7pm, has also been called off.

The disruption comes during the busy summer holiday period, with thousands of passengers travelling through the airport each day.

Airport data indicates around a quarter of departures have been affected by delays today, with flights leaving between 15 and 22 minutes behind schedule on average.

Passengers due to travel later today are advised to check the latest status of their flight with their airline before heading to the airport.