As areas of Greater Manchester woke up to a blanket of snow on Thursday morning, Manchester Airport said that it had to close its runways for the fourth day since Sunday.
At 9am on January 9, the airport announced that the runways were temporarily closed “due to significant levels of now” to allow the maintenance teams to clear them.
The runways reopened again an hour later, although the closure has had an impact on flight schedules, with some delayed by two hours or more, while other flights have been cancelled completely.
Runway closures have become an almost daily occurrence this week as temperatures plummet across the region, causing treacherous snowy and icy conditions.
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