Holidaymakers faced travel problems on Sunday as a major power outage forced Manchester Airport to cancel all flights from two terminals.

The power outage caused chaos. Passengers were stuck in huge queues and there were disruptions in baggage handling.

In a social media post on Sunday, the airport said that no flights would depart from Terminals One and Two “until further notice” following the outage, which affected systems in the early hours of the morning.

Meanwhile, passengers booked on flights departing from Terminal 3 were advised to continue as scheduled despite previous delays, but the airport stressed that passengers should check with their airline before departure.

A quarter of all flights from Manchester Airport were cancelled due to the chaos on Sunday.

According to aviation analysis firm Cirium, 66 outbound flights and 50 arrivals were cancelled by midday, representing 25 percent of all departures and 18 percent of arrivals.

The chaos also led to huge queues and disruptions in baggage handling, with reported cases where some passengers’ luggage was not on board the aircraft.

EasyJet, which operates its flights from Terminal 1, said there were “very long queues” at security and disruptions in baggage handling, leaving passengers unable to board flights with hand luggage only.

It says: “While it is beyond our control, we would like to apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

“We are doing everything we can and working closely with the airport team to minimise disruption.”

In the meantime, numerous incoming flights have been diverted to other airports.

An Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport was diverted to Birmingham Airport.

The airport said: “We apologize for any inconvenience and are working to restore normal operations as quickly as possible.”

A Virgin Atlantic spokesman said: “Following a widespread power outage at Manchester Airport, baggage systems are currently inoperable.

“Our teams are working closely with the airport authorities and keeping our customers updated with the latest information.

“Virgin Atlantic flights are currently operating but minor delays may occur.”

Footage shared on social media shows large numbers of people waiting at terminals for updates on their flights.

A Manchester Airport spokesman said: “A significant number of flights are likely to be cancelled today.”

“Passengers planning to depart today are advised not to come to the airport without first checking with their airline.”

Manchester Airport updated its instructions on Sunday morning.

An updated statement said: “We are working to get passengers already at the airport onto their flight.

“The disruption caused by the outage means, in some cases, that baggage may not be carried on these flights.

“We will work with airlines to ensure that passengers receive their baggage that is not on their flight as quickly as possible.”

Angry passengers expressed their displeasure on social media.

Katie Phillips tweeted: “Power outage at Manchester airport T2 and T3, didn’t land at all, luggage taken to T1, luggage thrown on some baggage carousel, no communication whatsoever, pushchair just left on the floor with no telling. TUI staff had no idea what was going on. Good luck to you all!”

Chris Shaw described the scenes on Twitter as “utter chaos.”

Joe added: “Today there was a power outage in all three terminals at Manchester Airport. No idea what will happen to all the flights.”

Shortly after 3pm, Manchester Airport announced that it was in the process of resuming operations. Flights on Monday should be “unaffected”.

The company apologizes for any inconvenience.

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