The cancellations primarily affected routes operated by Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways and SunExpress, with services between Manchester and destinations in Turkey and the United Arab Emirates impacted.
Among the arrivals cancelled were Turkish Airlines flight TK1992 from Istanbul, scheduled to arrive at 1.10pm, Etihad Airways flight EY074 from Abu Dhabi due at 2.30pm, SunExpress flight XQ535 from Antalya scheduled for 4.30pm, and Turkish Airlines flight TK1916 from Istanbul due at 10.55pm.
A number of departing services were also cancelled.
These included Turkish Airlines flight TK1991 to Istanbul scheduled for 12.05pm, Etihad Airways flight EY073 to Abu Dhabi due to leave at 1pm, SunExpress flight XQ534 to Antalya scheduled for 3.30pm, and Turkish Airlines flight TK1915 to Istanbul set to depart at 9.50pm.
Alongside the cancellations, several other flights experienced delays exceeding 20 minutes.
Among the affected arrivals were Aurigny flight GR678 from Guernsey, which was running around 89 minutes behind schedule.
Ryanair flight FR9077 from Rhodes delayed by approximately 56 minutes, TUI flight BY2611 from Santorini delayed by around 30 minutes.
EasyJet flight U22054 from Mykonos delayed by about 50 minutes, and easyJet flight U22074 from Santorini delayed by roughly 41 minutes.
Departing passengers also experienced delays. EasyJet flight U27265 to Palma was delayed by around 44 minutes.
EasyJet flight U22124 to Rome Fiumicino was running approximately 46 minutes late, and Jet2 flight LS842 to Zakynthos was delayed by around 23 minutes.
International travel is a complicated business and flights are subject to all sorts of pressures.
Simple things like headwinds over the course of a six hour flight can easily add half an hour to a journey time, then you can add in things like adverse weather conditions, strike action from air traffic controllers across the continent, issues posed by airspace restrictions over conflict zones, passenger behaviour and more.
Passengers due to travel are advised to check the status of their flights directly with their airline before heading to the airport, as schedules can change at short notice.
