The bank holiday weekend saw disruption to major UK airports, including in Manchester
Issues with air traffic control on Monday August 28 impacted travel plans for thousands of passengers after a network-wide failure.
Manchester Airport is now warning travellers of continued delays and cancellations due to the system fault.
Controllers were having to input flight plans manually meaning they could not process the same volume and "traffic flow restrictions" had to be implemented.
Although the issues were fixed late on Monday afternoon, the impact of the disruption is still being felt.
In a new statement released on Tuesday morning, the airport said: "Following yesterday's nationwide technical issue that affected air traffic control, there continues to be some delays and cancelations.”
It is urging passengers to check their flight status with their airline before travelling to the airport.
Issues with air traffic control on Monday August 28 impacted travel plans for thousands of passengers after a network-wide failure.
Manchester Airport is now warning travellers of continued delays and cancellations due to the system fault.
Controllers were having to input flight plans manually meaning they could not process the same volume and "traffic flow restrictions" had to be implemented.
Although the issues were fixed late on Monday afternoon, the impact of the disruption is still being felt.
In a new statement released on Tuesday morning, the airport said: "Following yesterday's nationwide technical issue that affected air traffic control, there continues to be some delays and cancelations.”
It is urging passengers to check their flight status with their airline before travelling to the airport.
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00:00 The Bank Holiday weekend saw disruption to major UK airports, including in Manchester.
00:05 Issues with air traffic control on Monday 28 August impacted travel plans for thousands of passengers
00:12 after a network-wide failure.
00:14 Manchester Airport is now warning travellers of continued delays and cancellations due to the system faults.
00:20 Controllers were having to input flight plans manually, meaning they could not process the same volume
00:25 and traffic flow restrictions had to be implemented.
00:29 Although the issues were fixed late on Monday afternoon, the impact of the disruption is still being felt.
00:35 In a news statement released on Tuesday morning, the airport said that following yesterday's nationwide
00:40 technical issue, there continues to be some delays and cancellations.
00:44 It is urging passengers to check their flight status with their airline before travelling to the airport.
00:50 Airlines are looking to accommodate passengers whose travel plans have been disrupted over the past 24 hours
00:56 and terminals may be busier than usual at times.
00:59 Manchester Airport says it is working hard with the airlines and their handling agents
01:04 to get travellers through the airport as smoothly as possible.
01:07 For those affected by flight delays and cancellations, the first port of call should be their airline.
01:12 EasyJet issued a statement on Tuesday morning to say some of its flights have been unable to operate
01:18 due to aircraft being out of base and yesterday's delays having an impact on crew rest requirements.
01:24 The airline said it had notified customers in advance and provided an option to transfer their flight for free
01:30 or to receive a refund to help them rearrange their plans.
01:33 EasyJet recommends passengers flying on Tuesday 29th August continue to check the status of their flight
01:40 on the airline's flight trackers for real-time information before travelling to the airport.
01:45 Ryanair has also issued a statement warning passengers to expect some flight disruptions
01:50 as the airline works to get its aircraft and crews back on schedule.
01:55 The airline urges passengers to check the Ryanair app for the latest flight updates.
01:59 Jet2 has cancelled some outbound flights scheduled for Tuesday 29th
02:04 and has said it will be contacting all affected customers and they will be receiving a full refund.
02:10 The airline said all Jet2 flights departing and returning to the UK are expected to experience
02:15 significant delays but that customers due to travel to the airport on Wednesday
02:20 should do so as normal unless advised otherwise.
02:23 Rail company London North Eastern Railway is offering free travel to people whose flights
02:28 have been diverted to a different airport or moved to another day.
02:32 This offer applies to people needing to travel along its routes to get home
02:36 and lasts throughout Tuesday 29th.
02:39 LNER said customers will need to show their airline ticket or boarding pass to make use of this offer.
02:45 British Transport Minister Mark Harper told the BBC he suspects there will be a knock-on
02:49 impact for days as airlines get their planes and services back to normal.
02:53 He said this has been the worst incident of its kind in almost a decade.
02:58 Once again, anyone affected by the disruption is urged to contact their airline
03:02 to keep up to date with travel advice.