Diverted flights from MAN

[Flying Fokker]

Ive noticed a number of flights have diverted from MAN this evening now i assume that this was due to weather (although the last few actuals aint looked that bad) but could someone please confirm this I understand EMA has also been closed.

[Dash-7 lover]

Heavy snow.......also at BHX and heading south.......

[Mr @ Spotty M]

I have Snow on my car, parked on my drive in Luton as well.

[vintage ATCO]

I'm glad it's my day off! :D

[lexxity]

amen to that! Thank god i'm off tomorrow as well!

[AUTOGLIDE]

What snow?? :confused:

[Jordan D]

No really, what snow? Up here in Edinburgh its brilliantly clear, will max visability from my room window ... snow? Haven't seen a flake!

Jordan

[BN2A]

I saw snow yesterday, simultaneously with lightning and sandstorms...
It was at Birmingham, but the sim was in Manchester...

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[This Charming Man]

quote - '' What Snow ?''

This snow ....

EGCC METAR 181620Z 04004KT 4200 SN BKN005 BKN010 01/00 Q1008 TEMPO
6000 -RA BKN012

brgds
TCM

[LYKA]

I know I do not have all the facts, but, why did the airport close? There really wasn't much snow. Is this a case of wet snow on runway, B.A (breaking action) reported unreliable (limitations of the B.A machine) and the airport goes into melt down with aircraft stacking up able to land but alas not "permited"?

[pwalhx]

Out of interest, how many flights were actually diverted and to what airport.

[we_never_change]

Around 2/3 bmi babies & an Air Malta diverted away from East Mids to Manchester.

A Ryanair diverted away from Birmingham to Luton

WNC