I landed at Manchester on Thursday evening on 23R.The runway had been chemically de-iced and was declared as WET . The ATIS also advised that 23R was slippery when wet.Departing aircraft were asking about the braking action on 23R and ATC response was to tell the aircraft to call a telephone number.I heard one aircraft do this and then a couple of minutes later ask for 23L for departure!So what was the braking action being given over the phone and if it was less than good why was this not relayed to landing aircraft?
It would appear that LGW was not the only airfield suffering problems on that day.