Dozens of flights have been delayed at Manchester Airport this morning (Monday December 15) as heavy rain batters Greater Manchester with a Met Office yellow warning in force
09:10, 15 Dec 2025
Weather is causing disruption(Image: Adam Vaughan)
Flights at Manchester Airport have been thrown into chaos this morning as passengers face delays and cancellations. This comes as the Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain across the region, which remains in effect until 11.59pm today.
Flight delays can be attributed to various factors such as weather conditions, staffing problems and Air Traffic Control. Delays can also arise when a flight is held up at its originating airport, leading to a late arrival at Manchester Airport before its return journey.
Flights affected by today’s delays include those run by British Airways, Ryanair, easyJet and others, heading to destinations throughout Europe including Copenhagen, Paris and Malaga. Passengers scheduled to fly are advised to keep an eye on the status of their flight, reports the Manchester Evening News.
Passengers are facing delays(Image: Getty Images)
Flights have been delayed throughout the day at Manchester Airport, with those due to depart at 4pm still affected. Flight schedules can change at any time so if you are due to travel it’s important to check with your airline and monitor the status of your flight.
Below are delays of more than 25 minutes at Manchester Airport until 10.45am, correct as of 8.20am according to Flightradar24.com
- 8:45am Norwegian flight D83523 to Copenhagen, estimated departure 9.20am
- 9.10am Swiss flight LX391 to Zurich, estimated departure 10am
- 9.20am easyJet flight U22235 to Copenhagen, estimated departure 10.50am
- 9.30am Lufthansa flight LH941 to Frankfurt, estimated departure 10.35am
- 9.35am easyJet flight U22109 to Paris, estimated departure 2.03pm
- 9.40am British Airways flight BA1361 to London, estimated departure 10.13am
- 9.40am Ryanair flight FR2242 to Bologna, estimated departure 10.55am
- 9.50am easyJet flight U27696 to Lisbon, estimated departure 2.38pm
- 9.55am Finnair flight AY1362 to Helsinki, estimated departure 10.40am
- 10.20am Tui flight BY168 to Punta Cana, estimated departure 10.50am
- 10.30am easyJet flight U22185 to Geneva, estimated departure 1.27pm
- 10.45am Ryanair flight FR3208 to Malaga, estimated departure 11.55am
- 10.50am Turkish Airlines flight TK1994 to Istanbul, estimated departure 11.45am
- 10.55am easyJet flight U22169 to Amsterdam, estimated departure 12.50pm
- 11am Ryanair flight FR4007 to Alicante, estimated departure 5.50pm
Manchester Airport has confirmed that today’s delays are due to the weather conditions and poor visibility. Many flights continue to operate as scheduled and the delays are not a cause for concern.
The M.E.N. understands that one of the runways has been closed this morning due to repairs taking place on the taxiway to a minor defect. This is expected to be fixed within a few hours, although the weather is causing this to take longer than usual.
This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly with the latest news, pictures and videos.
**You can also get email updates on the day’s biggest stories straight to your inbox **by signing up for our newsletters.
Get all the very best headlines, pictures, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by following Daily Star every time you see our name.
**Follow Daily Star on Android – **CLICK HERE
**Follow Daily Star on Apple – **CLICK HERE
**Follow Daily Star on Snapchat – **CLICK HERE
You can also sign up for Twitter alerts for breaking news by following @starbreaksnews and follow us @dailystar for all the latest updates.
Keep up-to-date with your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day by following us on Facebook at Daily Star.
