• Manchester Airport closed both runways due to heavy snowfall.
• Wintery conditions caused eight outgoing and four inbound flight cancellations.
• There were 17 diverted flights.

Manchester Airport, one of Britain’s busiest, closed both runways due to ‘heavy snowfall’

Snow blankets Britain, delaying or diverting scores of planes.

Wintery conditions caused eight outgoing and four inbound flight cancellations.

toFlight Radar24 reports 17 diverted flights, including one from Singapore to Heathrow.

An airport official said the runways reopened at 11:30am.

Due to severe snowfall, both runways are blocked.

Health and safety will always be our top priority, and operations will resume soon.

Dozens of flights have been impacted, so passengers should contact their airline.

Alert traffic Inrix: Manchester Airport flights are suspended so the runway can be cleared of snow and slush.

Inbound planes detour to Birmingham, East Midlands, or London.

Twitter posts show snow covering the tarmac and the fire crew clearing walkways.

One passenger stated they’d been stranded for three hours.

The person posted a video staring out of a frosty airplane window seat, saying 11:30 am was the earliest departure time.

Dom Kealey said he’s been stuck in Belfast for three hours.

He stated, ‘Got informed if we want to leave we can, but won’t get a refund and the returning planes from MCR won’t fly so if it was a day trip then better not go.’

Kealey said easyJet airport workers told him his trip to Manchester wouldn’t leave until 12 p.m.

EasyJet said, ‘Like other airlines, easyJet is experiencing some interruption to our flying program to and from Manchester owing to snow earlier today.’

Despite the airport’s reopening, some flights were delayed and 16 were canceled as a result.

We’re providing hotel rooms and meals for canceled travelers to minimize disruptions.

‘Cancelled flight customers can transfer for free or get a refund.

All travelers flying to or from Manchester today should check Flight Tracker for real-time information at www.easyjet.com/en/flight-tracker.

Safety is easyJet’s top priority. We apologize for any weather-related inconveniences.

Met Office issues yellow warning as snow falls in northwest, southwest, and Wales.

Heavy sleet, snow, or hail showers might make surfaces slippery or snow-covered, the weather agency said.

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