Yes the airport today was shut 1600-1630 1830-1900 2100-2130 as Onion says, due to ATC staff sickness.
After being delayed by the first closure, the Ryanair was delayed even further by not being able to get the tug to work properly (apparently) until it finally pushed back at 1740. Just when they thought they had got over all of their problems, on the taxy out they then had a 'medical emergency' and declared a PanPanPan with which they subsequently returned to the stand! Hope the poor pax was ok! Don't know what time it finally left, I guess somewhere around 1815 tho
(std was 1630!)
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