Manchester Airport said it had made the decision to switch off travelators, but did not recognise reports that escalators were also not functioning.
A spokesman said: “We review our maintenance and investment programmes each year to prioritise our resources where they’re needed most. Due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our business - and the severely limited financial support airports have received from government - we have needed to focus our expenditure on protecting employment, maintaining critical infrastructure and Covid-related safety measures. This has meant we have needed to take the travelators linking Terminal One, the station and Terminal Two out of service after they reached the end of their life cycle, and due to the costs involved in bringing them back into operation. The situation will be reviewed regularly, with all suitable options considered as the aviation sector recovers and our operations continue to remobilise.”
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