Jason Manford stuck on plane in holiday nightmare as Manchester Airport closes runways
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Comedian Jason Manford has been stuck on Manchester Airport's runway for hours in a holiday nightmare. The TV star revealed he is jetting off on a break with 15 of his friends, yet they had a delay to their plans. He posted a disgruntled looking selfie as he sat on the airplane and wrote: "Padel holiday with 15 pals being scuppered by the bad weather at Manchester airport! Still sat on the runway for this 9.30am flight.".
He posted his frustrated message just over three hours after his plane was supposed to take off. This morning, Manchester Airport was forced to temporarily close it runways as "significant" levels of snow fell over the city. Yellow snow and ice warnings are in place in the region as people are warned of travel chaos on the roads, railways and in the skies.
Manchester Airport posted on social media to warn its passengers the runways were closed, yet they were able to reopen an hour later. However, it meant there would be delays to flights due to the closure. The airport said in an update: "Our runways are now open but as a result of the earlier closure, some departures and arrivals may still experience delays.
"Please check with your airline for the for the latest flight information and allow extra time for your journey today. We would like to thank our teams for their hard work in getting the runways operational again. The safety of our passengers remains our top priority. Thank you for your understanding and patience.".
Several weather warnings are in place across the country today as temperatures plummeted to as low as -8C in the North West. The cold weather is set to continue tonight, where in some locations the mercury will drop to -16. Jason had a busy few weeks before his holiday as he's looking forward to unwinding after his pantomime performance.
