Three Tui flights diverted after storms surround Manchester Airport
Storms force planes to be diverted from Manchester Airport
- Three Tui flights destined for Manchester Airport were diverted to Newcastle due to thunderstorms circling the area.
- Two of the flights, arriving from Thessaloniki, Malta, lacked sufficient fuel to circle Manchester and await improved weather conditions, while the third, from Corfu, was also diverted.
- After refuelling in Newcastle, the aircraft returned to Manchester once the storms cleared, with one flight landing over three hours behind schedule.
- A Royal Jordanian flight, also low on fuel, was granted a priority landing at Manchester rather than being diverted.
- Manchester Airport stated that the overall disruption caused by the thunderstorms was minimal, with normal operations quickly restored.