Manchester Airport tells some passengers not come to airport after power cut

Manchester Airport is advising certain passengers not come to the airport following a power cut.

The airport issued its first statement at around 6.30am on Sunday, June 23. It said the airport and the surrounding area was impacted by a "major" power cut causing severe delays and cancellations.

In their latest statement, issued at around 8.45am, a spokesperson for Manchester Airport advised passengers travelling from Terminals 1 or 2 today to not come to the airport "until further notice and contact their airlines".

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The statement said those travelling from Terminal 3 "should come to the airport as normal unless advised otherwise by their airline but could be affected by delays".

It added: "We are working to get passengers already at the airport onto their flights. The disruption caused by the outage means in some instances baggage may not be on those flights.

"We will work with airlines to make sure passengers are reunited with any baggage that is not on their flight as soon as possible."

A number of arriving flights are being diverted to other airports. A spokesperson said: "Anyone due to pick passengers up from the airport are advised to check before they travel.

"We apologise for any inconvenience and aim to restore normal service as soon as possible."

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