Overview
- Flightradar24 showed multiple departures from both airports running more than 30 minutes late on Thursday morning.
- At Manchester, delays listed included TUI and Jet2 early flights and a British Airways service to Heathrow that left 54 minutes late.
- In Edinburgh, several flights slipped past an hour, including Finnair AY1372 delayed 1 hour 12 minutes and Aer Lingus Regional EI3651 delayed 1 hour 33 minutes.
- The regional outlets advised passengers to check their flight status before leaving for the airport because live tracking can change quickly.
- The pieces were produced via a USA Today partnership and did not cite causes for the delays, reflecting third-party tracking of actual departure times.