Why does a bit of snow have such an impact at Manchester Airport?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAs temperatures plummeted across the UK, Manchester Airport faced significant disruption after it was forced to close its runways for several hours on three consecutive days due to heavy snow.
On Sunday morning (January 5) the airport's snow removal operations sprung into action for three hours, with snow-clearing teams deployed again the following morning - and for a third time on Tuesday.
Although each day the closures were temporary, with the runways reopening later in the morning, it did have a knock-on effect on flight schedules.
Some journeys were cancelled and dozens more experienced delays of up to three hours. Delays happen when an aircraft misses its take-off slot and has to wait for a gap in the schedule - which can take several hours.
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