First it was dogs, then it was a flamingo, now it's a drone.
Unusual reasons for suspended ops at Manchester Airport.
Why doesn't any other airfield suffer this craziness?
Actually, I share betablocker's frustration on this. And the report says that flights were suspended for only 20 minutes, yet 4 flights diverted. I suppose ATC were unavoidably advising 'delays not determined'.
Don't forget also the weather is not always kind to MAN. Recently, the ILS went on the blink when we were in LVPs, the situation compounded by the fact maintenance work was being carried out on 05R. More flights diverted.
Then how about the snow closure that Thursday morning. The Met Office forecast occasional snow showers, but it snowed, very heavily at times, continuously for 4 hours dumping over 3 inches of wet snow on the airfield.
I'd need some convincing that MAN is a lucky airport.