On July 19, 2026, Manchester Airport recorded numerous flight delays and cancellations affecting both departures and arrivals, impacting airlines including British Airways, EasyJet, TUI, and Norwegian, among others.
Delayed Departures at Manchester Airport
British Airways flight BA1381 to London Heathrow was originally scheduled to depart at 7:45 a.m. but was delayed by 1 hour and 5 minutes, leaving at 8:50 a.m. EasyJet experienced multiple delays, including flight U22075 to Zakynthos delayed by 31 minutes (departure at 8:36 a.m. vs. 8:05 a.m. scheduled), U25522 to Alicante delayed by 25 minutes, and U22005 to Bilbao delayed by 1 hour and 5 minutes.
Jet2 flight LS801 to Venice
departed 38 minutes late at 8:53 a.m. Norwegian flight D83527 to Copenhagen departed 25 minutes late at 3:25 p.m. Ryanair flight FR4088 to Faro left 25 minutes later than scheduled at 10:25 a.m. Singapore Airlines flight SQ301 to Singapore and Turkish Airlines flight TK1994 to Istanbul both had 25-minute delays.
TUI flights faced the most significant delays, with BY114 to Montego Bay delayed by about 7.5 hours, departing at 6:34 p.m. instead of 11:00 a.m., and BY182 to Cancun departing nearly 7.5 hours late at 7:02 p.m. Additional EasyJet delays include flight U22181 to Basel running 42 minutes late, U22065
to Kos delayed by 1 hour, and U22103 to Nice delayed by 1 hour and 17 minutes. Air France flight AF1169 to Paris Charles de Gaulle was delayed by 30 minutes.
Delayed Arrivals at Manchester Airport
Virgin Atlantic flight VS128 arriving from New York was delayed by nearly 3 hours, landing at 11:08 a.m. instead of 8:15 a.m. IndiGo flight 6E33 from Delhi arrived 45 minutes late at 10:40 a.m. Other arrivals with delays included Virgin Atlantic from Atlanta with a 1 hour 46 minutes delay, IndiGo from Mumbai delayed by 47 minutes, Ethiopian Airlines from Marseille delayed by 47 minutes, and Corendon Airlines from
Heraklion delayed by 20 minutes.
Flight Cancellations at Manchester Airport
SunExpress flight XQ535 to Antalya, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. departure, was cancelled. Scandinavian Airlines cancelled its 9:35 a.m. flight to Copenhagen as well as the 8:55 a.m. arrival from Copenhagen. Riyadh Air cancelled its 8:40 a.m. departure flight to Riyadh.
Additional EasyJet flights to Dalaman, Geneva, Enfidha, Brussels Charleroi, Rome Ciampino, Faro, Paris Beauvais, and Krakow were delayed, reflecting widespread operational pressure at Manchester Airport today.
Flight delays on July 19, 2026, stemmed from factors such as late aircraft arrivals, air traffic control constraints, adverse weather, engineering faults, and operational challenges. The disruptions affected a
broad range of short-haul holiday and long-haul routes.
Passengers using Manchester Airport should anticipate ongoing changes to flight schedules as delays continue. Some flights are delayed by over 20 minutes, with certain services impacted by cancellations, according to The Bolton News.
