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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Damon Wilkinson

A 90-mile diversion, a two-hour wait for bags and a broken down coach... Passengers endure 'nightmare' journey home after snow closes Manchester Airport

A airline passenger has told of his 'nightmare' hour journey home after runways at Manchester Airport were closed due to snow. Travis Frain was onboard an Emirates flight from Dubai which was due to land in Manchester at 6.45am on Thursday.

But after freezing temperatures and snow led to a shut down at Manchester, the flight circled for around two hours before being diverted to Birmingham, 90 miles away. And that was just the start of the problems.

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