The Latest Breaking News from Swissport

Police called in to help Tui passengers ‘abandoned’ on runway for three hours at Manchester airport

‘Swissport have abandoned us,’ says pilot

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022

Police called to rescue holidaymakers from grounded Manchester flight that never took to the sky

Passengers faced a three-hour wait on the plane with the pilot admitting 'Swissport have abandoned us'

Wales Online · May 31, 2022

'Hero' TUI pilot loads cases onto delayed Manchester Airport flight

The pilot, known only as 'Simon', is said to have gone above and beyond

Liverpool Echo · May 31, 2022

TUI cancels 186 June flights but insists Leeds Bradford Airport is 'operating as normal'

TUI has issued an apology to their customers who are effected by the ongoing issues

Leeds Live · May 31, 2022

TUI to contact 34,000 customers 'by end of day' to cancel Manchester flights

The operator has slashed its services to tackle staff shortages and 'ongoing disruption'

Liverpool Echo · May 31, 2022

More than 30,000 TUI passengers will have their Manchester Airport flights cancelled 'by the end of today'

The under-fire travel operator has slashed it's flight schedule to tackle staff shortages and ‘ongoing disruption’

Manchester Evening News · May 31, 2022

TUI cancels 186 flights from Manchester leaving customers in turmoil

The airline will cancel around six flights a day following weeks of reported chaos

Liverpool Echo · May 31, 2022

TUI cancel 186 flights in June amid 'ongoing disruption' at Manchester Airport... but all other UK airports 'will operate as normal'

"We would like to apologise to our customers who have experienced flight delays and cancellations in recent days and understand that many of our customers have been looking forward to their holiday with us for a long time"

Manchester Evening News · May 31, 2022

Tui passengers tell of wrecked holidays as travel firm cancels 180 more flights

Staff shortages blamed after travel firm axes six flights a day for June at Manchester airport

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2022

Tui cancels almost 200 flights – and thousands of holidays – from Manchester

‘Cancellations of this nature are extremely rare,’ says Tui spokesperson

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022