TUI Airways Manchester flight to Madeira endures 61-hour journey due to weather challenges
After facing a series of weather-related challenges, TUI Airways flight BY2536 from Manchester (MAN) to Funchal, Madeira (FNC), operated by Boeing 737-800 registered G-TAWM,...
Six hours delay after inadvertent emergency slide deployment on Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747
On 15 February, a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 (G-VAST) was about to be catered for flight VS75 from Manchester, United Kingdom to Orlando, United...
Emirates Airline Airbus A380 goes around at Manchester, declares fuel emergency and diverts to London Heathrow
On 4 September, an Emirates Airline Airbus A380 (A6-EVA) operated flight EK19 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Manchester, United Kingdom. The aircraft performed...
PIA passenger wants to go to the bathroom but inadvertently deploys emergency slide
On 7 June, Pakistan International Airlines' evening flight PK 702 from Manchester, U.K. to Islamabad, Pakistan departed more than six hours late after an...
“Emergency” landing in Bilbao to let passengers go to the toilets
A plane from Gran Canaria to the UK has to make an unscheduled stopover in Bilbao so that the passengers can go to the...
Eight (!) unruly passengers compel easyJet flight bound to Tenerife to divert to Lanzarote – Similar problem with another easyJet flight to Fuerteventura
The easyJet flight came from Manchester and had to make an emergency landing in Lanzarote
Emergency situation in the air on easyJet flight U22011 from...
Cathay Pacific apologises after blocking Manchester taxiway for hours, causing the cancellation of Brussels Airlines and TUI flights
Cathay Pacific has apologised after a technical issue with one of its planes, an Airbus A350-900 registered B-LQA, led to it blocking a taxiway...
British Airways cancels Boeing 747 domestic upgrades, originally scheduled on 25 August
What should have been a highlight for plane spotters and other aviation enthusiasts has now turned into a major fiasco. On 25 August, British...
A TUI Airways flight delayed 26 hours because of, among others, toilet paper
Flight delays or cancellations can occur for many reasons, including adverse weather conditions or technical issues on the aircraft. But this TUI fly flight...
Jet2.com flight between Manchester and Rhodes diverts to Munich over “unruly granny”
On 25 August, Jet2.com flight LS819 between Manchester, United Kingdom, and Rhodes, Greece, was forced to divert to Munich, Germany, over an unruly passenger....
Man found dead in toilet of Jet2.com flight from Tenerife to Manchester
On Jet2.com flight LS918 from Tenerife to Manchester on 2 January, a passenger was found deceased in the aircraft's toilet. Concerned passengers alerted the...
Man died on Ryanair flight from Malaga to Manchester, which diverted to Bordeaux
A man died suddenly on January 7 when he was travelling on board Ryanair flight FR3233, operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8200 (reg. EI-IHP) ...
Covid-19 contaminated couple boards Ryanair flight in Manchester and infects several people upon return in Berlin
A couple that visited friends in Manchester, United Kingdom has triggered the first coronavirus outbreak for vacation returnees in Spandau, Berlin, Germany. Of the...
Two passengers mess it up on a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Tenerife
The National Police waited for them at the airport to proceed with their arrest
Another fistfight on a flight to TenerifeAs soon as...
A Flybe Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 diverts to Birmingham Airport after engine failure
On 7 February, a Flybe Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 registered G-JECX took off from Manchester Airport (United Kingdom) to operate flight BE1265 to Luxembourg...
TUI Airways flight returns to Manchester ‘in emergency mode’ after tail strike
A TUI Airways pilot had to burn fuel and return to Manchester Airport in emergency mode after the aircraft's tail hit the runway during...
Ethiopian Airlines gets fifth freedom rights to fly passengers between Geneva and Manchester
From next winter, Ethiopian Airlines will operate a route from Addis Ababa to Manchester via Geneva by Boeing 787-9. As part of the route,...
Ethiopian Airlines expands Brussels service to a daily flight in Winter 2019/2020
Ethiopian Airlines will fly daily to Brussels, instead of 6 times per week, as from 27 October 2019.As from end October, Ethiopian Airlines change...
Thomas Cook Airbus A330-200 flight #MT2652 turned back to Manchester after an engine oil leak, unrelated to the wing tip
Airbus A330-200 reg. OY-VKF flying from Manchester to Holguin (HOG) turned back to Manchester for an emergency landing with a broken wing tip. ...
VLM Airlines flies to Manchester from both Antwerp and Ostend-Bruges airports from 1 October
Daily connection between Ostend-Bruges and Manchester Airport
Antwerp-Manchester: 2 daily flights on weekdays and one return flight on both Saturdays and SundaysVLM will open two...