Full list of Manchester Airport flight delays or cancellations

Among the worst affected departures was easyJet flight U22145 to Dalaman, which was due to leave at 3.50pm but was delayed by one hour and 50 minutes until 5.40pm.

Another easyJet flight to Geneva, scheduled for 11.10am, was pushed back by one hour and 22 minutes, while the airline’s 4.40pm service to Enfidha was delayed by 43 minutes.

Several Ryanair services were also affected.

The airline’s 9am flight to Brussels Charleroi was delayed by 25 minutes, while departures to Rome Ciampino, Faro, Paris Beauvais and Krakow were each delayed by around 25 minutes.

A number of Jet2 and TUI flights, including services to Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Antalya and Paphos, were also running more than 20 minutes behind schedule.

Arriving passengers also experienced lengthy delays.

Virgin Atlantic’s flight from Atlanta, due to land at 8.50am, was delayed by one hour and 46 minutes until 10.36am.

IndiGo’s service from Mumbai was running 47 minutes late, while Ethiopian Airlines’ flight from Marseille was delayed by 47 minutes.

Corendon Airlines’ flight from Heraklion was delayed by 20 minutes.

Two flights were cancelled altogether.

Scandinavian Airlines cancelled its 9.35am departure from Manchester to Copenhagen, while the airline’s scheduled 8.55am arrival from the Danish capital was also cancelled.

The cancellations were not limited to SAS services.

Riyadh Air’s 8.40am departure to Riyadh from Terminal 2 was also cancelled.

Flight delays can happen for a range of reasons, including poor weather, air traffic control restrictions, technical issues with aircraft, late arrivals of incoming flights and operational pressures during busy holiday periods.

During the summer getaway season, even small delays can have a knock-on effect throughout the day as aircraft operate multiple routes.

Passengers due to travel today are being advised to check the status of their flights with their airline before leaving for the airport, as schedules may continue to change throughout the day.