Manchester: Weather & Technical Diversions, Delays & Cancellations

[CCGE29]

As above,

Airfield was closed 0924-1000 due lighting failure on 23R/05L. Couldn’t swap to 23L as it’s only a CAT1 approach and weather conditions were below minimums for this.

Given the amount of time 23R has been closed this summer maybe it’s worth investing in a full ILS Approach for 23L…

Impact will be felt for the remainder of the day. Issues this morning compounded by a completely inadequate number of parking positions and closed taxiway sections.

In all honesty it’s indefensible now.

How long until the next closure of 23R due surface defect…

CCGE29

 

[BlueManc]

Dinnertime distraction:

Manchester unplanned downtime!
15 Dec 2025: Taxiway damage
9 Jan 2026: Runway
13 Jan 2026: Taxiway
17 Jan 2026: Taxiway
16 Mar 2026: Runway & Taxiway
21 Aug 2026: Welfare
31 Aug 2026: Runway & Taxiway (Delta Zulu Intersection)
19 Sep 2026: Runway & Taxiway (Delta Zulu Intersection)
22 Sep 2026: Lighting failure

 

[CCGE29]

LH470 DABVY div MAN whilst op FRA-YYZ due AOG

Replacement DABVW due in tomorrow as LH9852 @ 1500L departing an hour later at 1600 as LH470.

CCGE29

 

[Scottie Dog]

LH470 DABVY div MAN whilst op FRA-YYZ due AOG

Replacement DABVW due in tomorrow as LH9852 @ 1500L departing an hour later at 1600 as LH470.

CCGE29

Many thanks, as always, for your information. I look forward to receiving a photo, shortly, from my usual source of the diversion as it arrived.

 

[LS@MAN]

LH470 DABVY div MAN whilst op FRA-YYZ due AOG

Replacement DABVW due in tomorrow as LH9852 @ 1500L departing an hour later at 1600 as LH470.

CCGE29

Be interesting to see if tomorrow’s 747 will use a remote stand or contact stand in T2 (if available of course). My bet is on stand 12, so potentially a first at MAN, two Lufthansa 747’s side by side.

 

[BlueManc]

LH470 shows as T2 departing at 16:30.

 

[Scottie Dog]

As promised here is a photo, taken by Liam McManus, of LH470 as it arrived on diversion:

 

[BlueManc]

04/10/2026 0944-1209 C-GHPQ Boeing B.787-8 Air Canada ACA852 Toronto-Heathrow

Think their EAT was outside limits so needed a gas & go.

 

[BlueManc]

Start the downtime clock.

23L single runway ops 1447-1527

 

[Scottie Dog]

Just stood at heald green station and noticed that....grrr

Dual ops restored

 

[BLB777]

Storm Austen

MS781 CAI-MAN diverted to DUB
LS804 BCN-MAN diverted to EMA

 

[CCGE29]

Storm Boelo..

The first of quite a number of diverts I suspect… and not one that I would’ve had on the cards.

FR4784 EI-EMN DUB-NQY has just touched.

CCGE29

FR4156 EI-IKD ALC-ORK will be joining shortly.

RK6696 G-RUKE MLA-EDI now also en route.

EZY857 G-EZAU LGW-ABZ also en route.

TK1345 TC-LCR IST-EDI now finals for MAN

 

[David_itl]

easyJet U22062 G-UZHT that was arriving back from Corfu diverted to Amsterdam

 

[CCGE29]

FR668 9H-QCF DUB-BHX inbound.

CCGE29

LS6398 G-GDFL VCE-GLA inbound - B733.

Also FR2047 EI-IJG ACE-LBA (via a previous fuel & go at STN).

Add to that LS248 G-GDFS FAO-LBA.

KL1025 PH-NXX AMS-LBA

 

[CCGE29]

EZY5615 G-UZHA DLM-NCL

RK881 G-RUKA MAN-EDI ferry flight. Returning to MAN.

LS786 G-SUNB ACE-EDI inbound.

TOM755 G-TUII MLB-NCL

 

[David_itl]

TOM621 CUN-GLA G-TUIA


LS1008 AYT-MAN went to LGW

 

[Land23R]

There's a Jet2 en route from LGW. Not sure if it's the LS1008 returning.

We've just had a STN-GLA divert in. No futher details, sorry.
Other diverts from GLA & EDI earlier went to EMA & STN I think.

With today's posts from CCGE29 & David, I reckon the total starting with the divert from NQY yesterday is about 16. Can anyone confirm?
We did lose one or two of our own unfortunately.

 

[David_itl]

STN-GLA was RUK175 G-RYMA

U27015 AGP-LBA OE-IVI
FR1504 GDN-LBA SP-RKVl

and one away RUK190 G-RUKM BFS-MAN went to LGW

 

[BlueManc]

So, 17 inbound diversions and would have taken more if not been hit with same issues. Top effort.

Starting to look like MAN will accept 6 wide-bodies and unlimited 737/A32x

 

[CCGE29]

So, 17 inbound diversions and would have taken more if not been hit with same issues. Top effort.

Starting to look like MAN will accept 6 wide-bodies and unlimited 737/A32x

Lots has gone on behind the scenes with regards to accepting diverts over the last couple of years.

The only diverts that didn’t make it in over the weekend had been accepted but better WX elsewhere saw them divert to EMA/LGW. Some LBA flights were operated as extras on MAN based aircraft also which may have slipped the net.

CCGE29