Manchester Airport travellers fume 'it's a joke' after being stuck on planes as 'barely an inch' of snow shuts runway | The Sun
HOLIDAYMAKERS have fumed "it's an absolute joke" that Manchester Airport shut down over a "sprinkling" of snow.
The major travel hub closed both of its runways this morning following a dumping of the white stuff overnight.
The airport said the "heavy deposit" meant conditions could be unsafe and urged passengers to be patient.
Flights resumed two and a half hours later, but those trapped on planes and in terminals were less than impressed by the outage.
Candice Cooper, who was stuck on the runway, shared a photo of the "light dusting".
She tweeted: "When Manchester Airport says 'heavy snow' [and] its barely an inch. Two-hour delay on the plane."
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Fellow traveller Danyul, who was forced off his aircraft at 7.30am, said: "Bit of snow and hell freezes over at Manchester Airport.
"Good old world-leading UK transport infrastructure."
And two other passengers compared the level of snow in the north west to "sky dandruff" and "icing sugar".
"Manchester Airport is an absolute joke," one wrote.
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"Barely an inch of snow – which was predictable – and my flight's delayed for two hours.
"I sincerely hope you lot get the weirdest itches from whatever scouse brass you use to quell the pain of being frightened by sky dandruff."
The other chimed in: "They are making themselves a laughing stock by calling this sprinkling of icing sugar 'heavy snow'."
Plunging temperatures saw snow fall across the UK last night.
The Met Office issued several yellow weather warnings, which remain in force until at least midday.
At 6.30am, Manchester Airport announced it was shutting its two runways as "health and safety" is always its "top priority".
A spokesperson insisted operations would "resume at the earliest opportunity" and thanked people for their patience.
But Lew Shildrick, who was flying to Venice with his girlfriend for a romantic post-Christmas getaway, hinted his was wearing thin.
Manchester Airport is a laughing stock for calling this sprinkling of icing sugar 'heavy snow'.
He said: "I’ve [seen] thicker strips of Rizla paper than the snow laid here at Manchester Airport yet they close the runways.
"We really are absolute fannies of a country."
David Clark, who lives a mile away, added: "When Manchester Airport talks about 'heavy snow' we are talking an inch of snow, literally.
"Barely an inch. That isn't heavy."
And another Twitter user joked other countries like Canada and Scotland must be "laughing their b******s off" at the chaos after a "dusting of snow".
Operations eventually resumed at 8.45am.
A spokesperson for the airport said: "Following the temporary closure of our runways due to snow, we are pleased to report that operations have resumed.
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"We thank passengers for their patience.
"Passengers should continue to contact their airline for the most up-to-date flight information."
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