Passengers' confusion after Manchester Airport flights delayed due to Queen's funeral
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPassengers travelling in and out of Manchester Airport have been left confused this morning after their flights were delayed for hours due to the Queen's funeral.
The Manchester Evening News understands that flights out of and into the city hub were paused between 11.40am and 12.10pm today as a mark of respect for Her Majesty the Queen.
But travellers scheduled to fly during the temporary suspension say they had flights delayed for hours - despite the halt only lasting 30 minutes. READ MORE: Pictures show Greater Manchester quiet and empty amid Queen's funeral Gigi, who lives in Yorkshire, said her husband was delayed for well over an hour after his captain announced that the flight activities would pause due to the funeral.
She received a message from him at 11.27am saying he was about to take off - but he was stuck on the tarmac until 12.55pm. "It seems longer than it should have been," Gigi said.
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