11 h. ago TUI flights diverted from Manchester Airport to Newcastle over 'thunder cells'

Flights on approach to land were put in a holding position as thunder and lightning hit the airport and the region

Transport

3 d. ago As chemicals giant diverts ALL investment to the US... Labour taxes force £17BILLION Manchester Utd tycoon to bail out of Britain

Ineos, the energy empire owned by Manchester United Football Club investor Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), plans to plough £3billion into America after turning its back on the UK.

Economics

9 d. ago Dad necked vodka before punching partner on TUI flight in front of off

Kevin Chapman lashed out at his girlfriend while on an overnight flight from Greece to the UK and struck her in the face in front of an off-duty police officer who was on the plane

Politics

1 week ago Drunk Freebird passenger sparks chaos as he vomits and refuses to get off plane

Adam McDermott had boarded an early evening Freebird flight at Newcastle International Airport but the crew soon realised he was drunk as the 36-year-old threw up in his seat

Events

1 week ago Family 'stranded' in Cyprus for 26 hours after passengers hauled off TUI flight

Sophie Hughes, from Huyton, said her family's journey home from Larnaca to Manchester Airport began with a three-hour delay as they arrived at the airport at around 9pm on Friday, August 22

Politics

2 w. ago EasyJet flight forced to divert due to 'extraordinary circumstance'

An easyJet plane was forced to turn around shortly after take-off

Politics

2 w. ago EasyJet flight to Alicante suddenly diverts after 'extraordinary' emergency

An easyJet flight from Manchester Airport to Alicante was forced to divert to London Gatwick just 30 minutes into the journey this evening due to an "extraordinary" emergency

Politics

2 w. ago EasyJet flight from Manchester suddenly diverts due to emergency on board

The Alicante-bound flight jetted off shortly after 6pm before diverting just 30 minutes into the flight

Politics

2 w. ago Moment police board Ryanair plane after it suddenly returns to Manchester Airport

The flight to Agadir had to be diverted back to Manchester Airport as Ryanair says it has a 'zero tolerance policy'

Events

2 w. ago Ryanair flight grounded at Manchester Airport as passenger 'tried to open emergency exit'

A Ryanair flight from Manchester to Agadir in Morocco was diverted back to Manchester Airport after a panicked passenger tried to 'open an emergency exit' mid-air

Transport

2 w. ago Ryanair flight turned round and grounded at Manchester Airport after passenger tries to 'open emergency exit mid air'

The flight, bound for Agadir, Morocco, took off just after 9am on the morning of August 25, however was forced to divert and land back into Manchester Airport just over an hour later.

Transport

2 w. ago TUI passengers 'abandoned' at airport with kids sleeping on floor for 24 hours

Rio, 41, her husband, and their twin daughters, 11, were scheduled to fly back to Manchester on a TUI flight at midnight on Friday after a two-week holiday on the Mediterranean island

Politics

2 w. ago Furious TUI holidaymakers 'abandoned' at airport with kids sleeping on floor

Mum Rio, 41, her husband, and their twin daughters, 11, were forced to sleep on the floor at Larnaca airport in Cyprus after a string of delays stopped them catching their TUI flight home

Politics

4 w. ago Drunk air passenger celebrating birthday kicked off flight before it's even taken off

Bradley Musgrove was planning on going abroad for his 26th birthday, but festivities were cut short when staff at Newcastle Airport noticed he was intoxicated and reeked of booze

Politics