Thousands of passengers are left stranded after hundreds of flights have been cancelled due to a nationwide air traffic control failure, with Manchester Airport issuing a statement.

UK airspace was hit by a technical fault over the August Bank Holiday weekend, causing planes to remain grounded and over 35 flights at Manchester Airport to be cancelled on one of the busiest days of the year.

The technical fault began on Bank Holiday Monday, August 28th, with controllers having to input flight plans manually. It is believed the ‘chaos’ could last for days.

National Air Traffic Services (NATS) said it was experiencing a ‘technical issue’ and had applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety. It also said that the issues had been ‘identified and remedied’ and the failure would be investigated ‘very thoroughly’.

With the last week of the school summer holidays ahead, many travellers and families have been left stranded while the issue is resolved, leaving hundreds of cancelled flights in its wake.

At around 7pm last night, Manchester Airport issued a statement to keep passengers left stranded at its airport updated on the ongoing issue.

It said in a statement: “As a result of the nationwide technical problem experienced by NATS on Monday August 28th, there continues to be some delays and cancellations.

“Please check the status of your flight with your airline before travelling to the airport.

“As some flights are arriving and departing on slightly adjusted schedules, our terminals might be busier than anticipated, but our teams will be working with airlines and their handling agents to get you through the airport as smoothly as possible.

“We thank you for your understanding.”

Listed below are both the cancelled and delayed flights due to depart from Manchester Airport, on Tuesday August 29th, according to flightradar24.com. 

Cancelled flights:

6.05am easyJet flight U22001 to Barcelona

6.30am Jet2 flight LS759 to Mahon

6.50am British Airways flight BA1385 to London

7.30am Jet2 LS951 to Corfu

7.30am Jet2 LS952 to Palma

7.55am Jet2 LS1719 to Catania

8am easyJet flight to U2729 to Jersey

8am Jet2 LS961 to Dubrovnik

8am easyJet flight U22007 to Malaga

8am easyJet flight U22105 to Paris

8.15am Jet2 LS809 to Malaga

8.35am Jet2 LS905 to Heraklion

8.45am easyJet flight U290 to Belfast

9.15am Ryanair flight FR1863 to Cork

10am Jet2 LS9170 to Tenerife

11.50am easyJet flight U2703 to Belfast

2.20pm easyJet flight U22187 flight to Geneva

Delayed flights:

8.35am TUI flight BY186 to Puerto Vallarta, estimated departure now 11.20am

10am Jet2 flight LS917 to Tenerife, estimated departure now 7.15am

10am Jet2 flight LS9170 to Tenerife, estimated departure now 7.40am

10.25am Ryanair flight FR7 to Funchal, estimated departure now 11.19am

11.05am Ryanair flight FR613 to Brussels, estimated departure now 11.39am

11.40am Ryanair flight FR5209 to Malta, estimated departure now 12.34am

12.15pm Ryanair flight FR3206 to Rome, estimated departure now 1.03pm

12.25pm Virgin Atlantic flight VS75 to Orlando, estimated departure now 1.05pm

12.35pm Ryanair flight FR641 to Valencia, estimated departure now 2.29pm

12.50pm Ryanair flight RK1155 to Berlin, estimated departure now 1.54pm

1pm EasyJet flight U21995 to Chania, estimated departure now 1.56pm

1.10pm Ryanair flight FR2626 to Ibiza, estimated departure now 2.19pm

1.20pm Turkish Airlines flight TK1992 to Istanbul, estimated departure now 3pm

1.40pm easyJet flight U22057 to Heraklion, estimated departure now 2.41pm

2.05pm Ryanair flight RK3208 to Malaga, estimated departure now 2.49pm

2.30pm Jet2 flight LS7810 to Gran Canaria, estimated departure now 3.55pm

2.35pm TUI flight BY2242 to Heraklion, estimated departure now 5.05pm

2.45pm easyJet flight U22073 to Santorini, estimated departure now 3.41pm

2.55pm easyJet flight U22165 to Amsterdam, estimated departure now 3.51pm

3.15pm Jet2 flight LS895 to Antalya, estimated departure now 5.57pm

3.20pm Jet2 flight LS1737 to Rhodes, estimated departure now 4.10pm

3.55pm easyJet flight U22003 to Malaga, estimated departure now 4.42pm

4.30pm Jet2 flight LS925 to Palma de Mallorca, estimated departure now 8.15pm

5.10 Jet2 flight LS171 to Ibiza, estimated departure now 10.45pm

6.35pm Ryanair flight FR2800 to Billund, estimated departure now 9.19pm

7.20pm easyJet flight U22167 to Amsterdam, estimated departure now 8.01pm