Aer Lingus passengers booked on transatlantic flights from Manchester fear travel disruption as the airline is offering refunds after signalling it could shut its base at the airport.

The disruption occurred early on Monday morning when passengers booked on flight LS879 to Alicante arrived at the departure gate at Manchester Airport with time to spare. Travellers had successfully passed through security and boarding checks before being instructed to proceed down a stairwell near the gate.

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Passengers were left “gobsmacked” after a Jet2 flight to Spain left them behind at Manchester airport on Monday morning. The plane from Manchester to Alicante departed without more than 30 holidaymakers in a stairwell mix-up.

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Agents have expressed disappointment at the recent decision by Aer Lingus to stop selling transatlantic flights from Manchester Airport, but hope another airline will take up the “opportunities” to serve long-haul destinations.

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