Manchester Airport Runways Closed Due To Heavy Snow

January 19, 2023

Manchester Airport has temporarily closed both its runways following a period of heavy snowfall.

The airport said the health and safety of passengers "will always be our top priority and operations will resume at the earliest opportunity".

Travellers have been advised to contact their airline for flight information.

The Met Office said Manchester was under a yellow weather warning, with wintry showers expected to bring "further disruption from ice and snow".

One passenger, Dec, tweeted that there had been more than two hours of snow delays at the airport, adding: "Just another hour to sit on the plane going nowhere."

BBC weather presenter Simon King said there had been "some scattered snow showers this morning, giving a covering of snow in places".

"In particular, a heavier snow shower passed over southern areas of Greater Manchester, giving a good covering at Manchester Airport," he said.

"The snow has already moved away, but there still could be a few more wintry showers across Greater Manchester throughout the morning."

An airport representative said once snow was deeper than 0.1in (3mm), runways and taxiways must be cleared.

While the affected areas had been largely cleared, more snow had fallen.

Natahan Booth tweeted that he had been "sat on a plane diverted to Birmingham [because] of a wind blow of snow fall for the past hour".

However, Teddy Vee said he had sympathy for the airport team.

"Try clearing 294,000sqm of snow + taxiways + stands," he wrote.

"It's not like clearing your driveway. Snow teams have been there since Monday in readiness."

Source: BBC
Image: Manchester Airport

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