All flights grounded after major power failure at airport

'Engineers are working to resolve this as soon as possible, with updates to follow.'

Flights were grounded for more than an hour at Liverpool John Lennon Airport because a power failure impacted air traffic control.

The airport announced the failure shortly before 2pm and it meant flights were temporarily suspended.

A spokesperson for the airport said: ”Our engineers have resolved the earlier Air Traffic Control power issue, and aircraft operations have now resumed.

‘There may be delays to your flight, please consult your airline for any further updates.

‘We apologise for any inconvenience caused.’

The issue was fixed shortly after 3pm.

A number of flights set to land at Liverpool have been diverted to Manchester Airport instead.

These include a flight from Jersey, one from Enfidha in Tunisia, and one from Parma in Italy.

Departures have also been affected, the Liverpool Echo reports, with the following flights set to be delayed:

• 12.45pm flight to Alicante delayed until 3pm
• 1pm flight to Belfast delayed until 1.45pm
• 1.50pm flight to Malaga delayed until 3.30pm
• 2.55pm flight to Tenerife-South delayed until 4.37pm
• 3.15pm flight to Lanzarote delayed until 3.55pm
• 3.45pm to Barcelona delayed until 4.20pm
• 3.55pm flight to Faro delayed until 4.05pm
• 4pm flight to Belfast delayed until 5.43pm
• 4.25pm flight to Dalaman delayed until 5.43pm
• 4.55pm to Belfast delayed until 5.40pm

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