Is Manchester Airport shut after police were called after the incident, what’s the latest on the situation?
Police were called to an incident at Manchester Airport.
Six hours ago National Railway shared an update on a signal system fault between Manchester Airport which read: “#ManchesterAirport - A fault with the signalling system between Manchester Airport means all lines are blocked. Trains running between Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly may be delayed by up to 30 minutes, cancelled or revised.”
National Railway also wrote that “TransPennine Express tickets will be accepted on the following routes at no extra cost:
“-Alternative TransPennine Express or Northern services from Manchester Picadilly/Manchester Victoria towards your destination
-Metro services between Manchester Victoria and Manchester Airport.”
Another update read: “Northern customers may use their tickets on the following Bee Network services:
-Bee Network Tram services between Manchester Picadilly- Manchester Airport
-Bee Network Tram services between Manchester City centre- East Didsbury
-Bee Network Bus services 11, 25, 41, 42, 42A, 42B, 43, 50, 51, 192, 368, 378, 370, 371, 103.”
Following the signal system fault, there has been another incident affecting Manchester Airport after police were called to an incident. The airport has provided an update which reads: “Due to a police incident, the upper and lower level forecourt of Terminal 2 remains closed. For those travelling to Terminal 2 by road, please follow these directions for Drop Off- use the free drop-off area in the JetParks 1 car park until further notice and follow instructions of traffic marshals on site.
“For Pick Up- please access T2 West Multi Storey-P3 via Sydney Avenue (postcode M90rPR). Terminal 2 is unaffected. Please allow plenty of time to travel to and from the airport. We will provide a further update in due course.”