Manchester: Aircraft Movements, Flight Logs & Daily Heads Up

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Thursday 23rd July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Qatar 1 (QR28), TUI 1 (BY2437) = Total 2

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 337
Departures – 341
Total Movements – 678

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: 2Excel Aviation 1, Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 16, Air France 8, airBaltic/Swiss 2, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 4, British Airways 14, Brussels 5, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 4, easyJet 139, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 4, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Iberia Express 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 101, JetStream 1, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 12, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 6, Loganair 18, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 8, Luminair 1, Naljets 2, Norwegian 4, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 5, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 154, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 1, Silver Cloud 2, Singapore 2, SunExpress 10, Swiss 2, TAP Express 2, TUI 51, Turkish 8, Unicair 2, Virgin Atlantic 8, VistaJet 2, Vueling 4, Wamos/TUI 2, Wamos/Virgin 2, Private 4

Air Transport Movements: 661
Miscellaneous Movements: 17
Total Movements: 678

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 679

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Friday 24th July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Loganair 2 (LM597/LM598) = Total 2

Diversions – easyJet (U22272) diverted to Milan Malpensa

Arrivals – 345
Departures – 347
Total Movements – 692

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: 2Excel Aviation 1, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 18, Air Canada 2, Air France 8, Air Transat 2, airBaltic/Swiss 2, ASL/Fedex 1, Aurigny 4, British Airways 14, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 145, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 8, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 99, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 18, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 6, Luxair 2, Norwegian 4, Pegasus 6, Qatar 6, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 168, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 1, Singapore 2, SunExpress 10, Swiss 2, TAP Express 2, TUI 56, Turkish 8, UK Government 2, Virgin Atlantic 8, VistaJet 2, Vueling 4, Wamos/TUI 1, Wamos/Virgin 2, Private 3

Air Transport Movements: 682
Miscellaneous Movements: 10
Total Movements: 692

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 691

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Saturday 25th July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Cathay Pacific 1 (CX216), Jet2 1 (LS917), Turkish 1 (TK1991) = Total 3

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 325
Departures – 324
Total Movements – 649

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: 247 Aviation 2, 2Excel Aviation 1, Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 16, Air France 6, Air Ocean Maroc 1, Air Transat 2, airBaltic/Swiss 2, Aurigny 4, Biman Bangladesh 2, British Airways 10, Brussels 3, Cathay Pacific 1, Corendon 4, easyJet 114, Egyptair 4, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Finnair 4, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 4, Iberia Express 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 108, JetBee 1, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 4, Loganair 17, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 5, NetJets Europe 2, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 162, SAS 4, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 1, Silver Cloud 2, Singapore 2, SunExpress 12, TAP Air Portugal 2, TAP Express 2, TUI 57, Turkish 7, Virgin Atlantic 8, VistaJet 2, Vueling 4, Wamos/TUI 1, Wamos/Virgin 2

Air Transport Movements: 637
Miscellaneous Movements: 12
Total Movements: 649

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 638

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Sunday 26th July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – KLM 1 (KL1028) = Total 1

Diversions – FR417 from Newcastle

Arrivals – 354
Departures – 347
Total Movements – 701

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 18, Air Algerie 2, Air Canada 2, Air Bohemia 1, Air France 6, Air Ocean Maroc 1, Air Transat 2, airBaltic/Swiss 2, Aurigny 4, British Airways 10, Brussels 1, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 139, Egyptair 4, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 111, JetBee 1, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 12, Loganair 20, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 7, Luxair 2, NetJets Europe 1, Norwegian 4, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 1, Qatar 6, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 172, SAS 6, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 1, Silver Cloud 2, Singapore 2, Star Wings 2, SunExpress 10, Swiss 2, TAP Express 4, TUI 56, Turkish 9, Virgin Atlantic 8, Vueling 4, Wamos/Virgin 2, Zondajet 2, Private 2

Air Transport Movements: 686
Miscellaneous Movements: 15
Total Movements: 701

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 675

Data updated to include a Newcastle diversion as flagged by #MannyJon#MannyJon

 

[MannyJon]

These was a diversion in from Newcastle yesterday. Ryanair. Got that?

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Monday 27th July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Cathay Pacific 1 (CX259), Jet2 1 (LS1714) = Total 2

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 347
Departures – 353
Total Movements – 700

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 18, Air Bohemia 3, Air France 8, Air Transat 2, airBaltic/Swiss 2, ASL/Fedex 1, Aurigny 4, British Airways 10, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 1, Corendon 4, easyJet 141, Egyptair 4, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, European Flight Service 2, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 99, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 11, Kuwait 2, Loganair 22, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 8, Luxair 2, Malta Air/Ryanair 2, NetJets Europe 1, Norwegian 4, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 2, Qatar 6, Royal Air Maroc 2, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 156, SAS 6, Saudia 2, SD Aviation 1, Silver Aviation 1, Singapore 2, Smart Jet 2, SunExpress 10, Swiss 2, TAP Express 4, The Little Jet Company 2, TUI 57, Turkish 8, UK Government 2, Virgin Atlantic 8, VistaJet 3, VistaJet America 2, Vueling 4, Wamos/Virgin 2, Zondajet 1, Private 4

Air Transport Movements: 674
Miscellaneous Movements: 26
Total Movements: 700

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 675

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Tuesday 28th July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Swiss 2 (LX390/LX391) = Total 2

Diversions – KLM (KL1035) diverted to LBA without any holding into MAN. Subsequently arrived in MAN. Ryanair (FR3233) diverted to SDR before continuing to MAN. Swiss (LX390) returned to ZRH after nearly reaching the Channel. Turkish (TK17, TC-JJR B773) diverted in whilst enroute IST/YYZ

Arrivals – 327
Departures – 326
Total Movements – 653

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 18, Air Algerie 2, Air France 8, Air Transat 2, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 2, Biman Bangladesh 2, British Airways 14, Brussels 4, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 132, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 6, Eurowings 4, Excellent Air 2, Finnair 2, Hainan 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 94, KLM 11, Loganair 18, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 6, Malta Air/Ryanair 2, NetJets Europe 2, Norwegian 2, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Platoon Aviation 1, Qatar 6, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 155, SAS 8, Saudia 2, SD Aviation 1, Silver Aviation 2, Singapore 2, Smart Jet 1, SunExpress 10, Swiss 4, TAP Air Portugal 2, TUI 61, Turkish 10, Virgin Atlantic 8, VistaJet 2, Vueling 2, Wamos/Virgin 2, Zondajet 1

Air Transport Movements: 641
Miscellaneous Movements: 12
Total Movements: 653

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 675

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Wednesday 29th July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Loganair 2 (LM368/LM369) = Total 2

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 333
Departures – 330
Total Movements – 663

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 16, Air Canada 2, Air France 8, Air Transat 2, airBaltic/Swiss 2, ASL/Fedex 2, Aurigny 2, AV8Jet 2, AVCentre 1, British Airways 12, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 121, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 4, Finnair 2, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 96, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 12, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 8, Malta Air/Ryanair 2, NetJets Europe 1, Norwegian 2, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 165, SAS 6, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 2, Singapore 2, Smart Jet 3, SunExpress 12, Swiss 4, TAP Express 2, TUI 61, Turkish 8, Unicair 2, Virgin Atlantic 8, VistaJet 1, Vueling 4, Wamos/TUI 1, Wamos/Virgin 2, Private 1

Air Transport Movements: 650
Miscellaneous Movements: 13
Total Movements: 663

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 659

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Thursday 30th July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – easyJet 2 (U22109/U22110) = Total 2

Diversions – Jet2 – LS802 & LS952 both diverted to Liverpool before continuing to Manchester.

Arrivals – 339
Departures – 334
Total Movements – 673

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 16, Air France 8, Air Ocean Maroc 1, AIR TXT 2, airBaltic/Swiss 2, AirX 2, ASL/Fedex 2, ASL Private Jet Services 4, Aurigny 4, British Airways 14, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 4, easyJet 137, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 4, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Iberia Express 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 100, KLM 10, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 6, Loganair 18, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 8, Luminair 1, Malta Air/Ryanair 2, NetJets Europe 1, Norwegian 4, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Ryanair 150, SAS 8, Saudia 2, SD Aviation 1, Singapore 2, Stellar212 1, SunExpress 10, Swiss 2, TAP Express 2, TUI 52, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 8, Vueling 4, Wamos/TUI 2, Wamos/Virgin 2, Private 4

Air Transport Movements: 655
Miscellaneous Movements: 18
Total Movements: 673

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 679

 

[Land23R]

Were the 2 diverts to LPL just due to high volume of inbounds or was
there another reason if excessive holding?
Wasn't there an issue with fuel supply the other day - has that been resolved?

 

[Scottie Dog]

According to Flightaware, LS802 appears to have just done 1 hold at Dayne and LS952 did 2 before diverting. They were both due to arrive Manchester between 133:30 and 14:00 and, as far as I'm aware on weekdays dual runway operations are between 06:00-20:00.

 

[mullion]

Noticed we are back to 3 Emirates A380 today and Ethiopian A359

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Friday 31st July 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 342
Departures – 351
Total Movements – 693

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: 2Excel Aviation 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 18, Air Canada 2, Air France 8, Air Ocean Maroc 2, Air Transat 2, airBaltic/Swiss 2, AirX 1, ASL Airlines 2, ASL/Fedex 1, Aurigny 4, British Airways 14, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 142, Egyptair 2, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 8, Finnair 4, Flexjet 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet Fly Airlines 1, Jet2 101, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 2, Loganair 20, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 6, Luminair 1, Luxair 2, Norwegian 4, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 163, SAS 6, Saudia 2, SD Aviation 1, Silesia Air 2, Singapore 2, Stellar212 2, SunExpress 10, Swiss 2, TAP Express 2, TUI 56, Turkish 8, Valair 2, Virgin Atlantic 8, Vueling 4, Wamos/TUI 1, Wamos/Virgin 2

Air Transport Movements: 676
Miscellaneous Movements: 17
Total Movements: 693

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 691

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Saturday 1st August 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – easyJet 2 (U22109/U22110), PIA 2 (PK701/PK702) = Total 4

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 318
Departures – 324
Total Movements – 642

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: 2Excel Aviation 1, Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 16, Air Bohemia 2, Air France 6, Air Ocean Maroc 1, Air Transat 2, AirX 1, Aurigny 4, Biman Bangladesh 2, British Airways 10, Brussels 3, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 4, easyJet 110, Egyptair 4, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 2, Finnair 4, FSH Aviation 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 6, Iberia Express 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet Fly Airlines 1, Jet2 106, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 10, Kuwait 2, Lauda Europe/Ryanair 4, Loganair 16, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 5, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, RVL Aviation 2, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 161, SAS 2, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 4 Singapore 2, Stellar212 1, SunExpress 12, TAP Express 4, TUI 55, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 8, VistaJet 2, Vueling 4, Wamos/Virgin 2

Air Transport Movements: 626
Miscellaneous Movements: 14
Total Movements: 642

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 642

 

[Land23R]

Thanks as always Scottie. I'm not sure if it's happened previously this summer but still something of a surprise to see Saturday with the lowest movements of the week. It's always less than Friday, Sunday and Monday but Tuesday/Wednesday used to be regarded as the quietest days.
I doubt aircraft are lying idle at MAN so maybe they are being used at smaller airports as I'm not aware there are more longer sectors on a Saturday which would reduce the movements.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Yes, you're quite right. The ACL report shows Saturdays are being one of the quieter days during the summer holiday period with Friday and Monday as being the, technically, better performing.

 

[MannyJon]

Today was very busy round the airport. Be surprised if not higher than the 702

 

[Scottie Dog]

Today was very busy round the airport. Be surprised if not higher than the 702

My log is currently showing 703, but it only needs a couple of late cancellations.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Regrettably, as I feared, we had a number of cancellations and so the numbers stay below 700.

Movements for Sunday 2nd August 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – Air Algerie 1 (AH2059), easyJet 4 (U22169/U22170/U22201/U22202) = Total 5

Diversions – Although not a diversion, EI173 LHR/DUB operated via Manchester.

Arrivals – 356
Departures – 343
Total Movements – 699

Notes:

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: 2Excel Aviation 1, Aer Lingus 8, Aer Lingus Regional 18, Air Algerie 1, Air Canada 2, Air France 6, Air Transat 2, Aurigny 4, British Airways 10, Brussels 1, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 2, easyJet 135, EGT Jet 2, Egyptair 4, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, FSH Aviation 1, Gulf Air 2, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 4, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 108, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 12, Loganair 20, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 7, Luxair 2, Norwegian 4, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Royal Air Maroc 2, Ryanair 173, SAS 6, Saudia 2, Silver Aviation 2 Singapore 2, Smart Jet International 1, SunExpress 10, Swiss 2, TAP Express 2, The Little Jet Company 2, TUI 62, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 8, Vueling 4, Wamos/Virgin 2, Zeusch Aviation 2, Private 3

Air Transport Movements: 685
Miscellaneous Movements: 14
Total Movements: 699

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 677

 

[Scottie Dog]

Movements for Monday 3rd August 2026 – data from FR24/Flightaware

Cancellations – 0

Diversions – 0

Arrivals – 342
Departures – 352
Total Movements – 694

Notes: 2 good ‘exec’movements – Atlas B744 & La Compagnie A321N. Both from Chicago

For comparison the highest daily movement that I have recorded since 1st August 2021 was 702 on Monday 20th July 2026.

Movements per operator: 247 Aviation 2, Aegean 2, Aer Lingus 6, Aer Lingus Regional 18, Air Algerie 1, Air Bohemia 1, Air France 8, Air Transat 2, ASL/Fedex 1, Atlas Air 1, Aurigny 4, British Airways 12, Brussels 4, Buzz/Ryanair 2, Cathay Pacific 2, Corendon 4, easyJet 143, Egyptair 4, Emirates 6, Ethiopian 2, Etihad 4, Eurowings 6, Finnair 4, Hainan 2, Helvetic/Swiss 4, Iberia Express 2, Icelandair 2, Indigo 2, ITA Airways/easyJet 2, Jet2 103, Juneyao Air 2, KLM 11, Kuwait 2, La Compagnie 2, Loganair 18, Lufthansa 4, Lufthansa City 8, Luminair 2, Luxair 2, NetJets Europe 2, Norwegian 4, Pakistan International 2, Pegasus 4, Qatar 6, Royal Air Maroc 2, Royal Jordanian 2, Ryanair 156, SAS 8, Saudia 2, Singapore 2, Smart Jet International 1, SunExpress 10, Swiss 2, TAP Express 4, TUI 57, Turkish 8, Virgin Atlantic 8, Vueling 4, Wamos/Virgin 2, Private 1

Air Transport Movements: 682
Miscellaneous Movements: 12
Total Movements: 694

Expected Air Transport Movements according to ACL Report: 690