Manchester Airport issues statement as global IT outage impacts airlines and retailers - read in full

The outage has affected several major companies around the world. As well as airports, train services and retailers have also been hit by the issue which was detected in the early hours of Friday morning.

Several flights at Manchester Airport have been cancelled, with many more delayed. Manchester Airport is one of the major UK travel hubs impacted by the Microsoft IT outage. The airport has issued a statement to passengers and thanked them for their patience.

On social media, Manchester Airport posted the following statement:” Global IT problems continue to affect some of our airlines. Check-in and boarding for the affected airlines are being carried out manually and are taking longer than normal resulting in queues at check-in. Our Resilience Team and customer service colleagues are on hand to help passengers. However, if passengers are travelling with hand luggage only, they are encouraged to go straight to security

“Flight schedules have been affected by issues caused by the effects of the global IT outage at airports all over the world. This means some flights could be delayed or cancelled by airlines at short notice.

“Passengers should continue to check the status of their flights with their airlines before hey leave for the airport and should follow their airlines’ advice about the best time to arrive. We also advise checking up-to-date ravel advice as some train services have also been affected by the issues.”