MILLIONS of Britons flying next month have been warned they face major disruption which could cause passengers to miss their flight.
Jet2 has issued a statement to anyone flying out of Manchester Airport after June 10 as they may face major delays getting there.
Manchester Airport is urging travelers to plan ahead as resurfacing work takes place on the M56 and is advising passengers to arrive earlier than usual.
The airport said: “National Highways are carrying out essential overnight resurfacing work on both sides of the M56 between junction 4 and junction 7.”
The statement said: “Work is due to start on Monday 10 June 2024 and be completed by August 2024.
“The closures will take place from 9pm to 5am Monday to Friday and until 7am on Saturday.
“This will involve a combination of full night closures and slips.
Still, the airport assured passengers that: “Signed detours will be in place. Delays are expected, please allow for longer travel times.”
“Check Traffic England for any closures or congestion before you travel.”
A statement on the Jet2.com website told its customers: “Manchester Airport – Road Works until August 2024.
“We have been made aware of roadworks between junctions 5 and 6 of the M56 starting on Monday 10 June, which are expected to be completed by the end of August 2024.”
The airline added: “There will be closures on the M56, see National Highways for specific dates and times of the closures in this timeframe.
“Please allow sufficient time to travel to Manchester Airport as all Jet2.com flights will operate as scheduled.”
It comes just days after Jet2 announced six new flights from the major UK airport.
All of the newly added countries will be available for the 2025/26 season – with Jet2 announcing them early so tourists can beat the rush.
These include Chambery, Geneva, Grenoble, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Turin.
The emergency flights will depart from Birmingham Airport, which recently lifted its strict 100ml hand luggage rules.
Airport disruptions over the summer
AN UPCOMING strike could see flights canceled during the peak summer months.
Air traffic controllers at Paris Orly Airport have confirmed that the strike will take place later this month.
Unsa-Inca workers are threatening to walk out from June 11-13, less than a month after their previous strike.
The number of flights affected this time has yet to be confirmed as it depends on the number of air traffic controllers who decide to leave.
And it doesn’t just apply to passengers traveling to and from Paris, it also applies to airlines flying over French airspace.
The strike is due to disagreements over salary increases and recruitment.
A similar strike in April was called off at the last minute, but around 70 percent of flights were still cancelled.
The new flights will give landlocked Midlanders and the rest of the country more options to fly out if they need a ski or snowboard escape.
Jet2 recently launched a tour to Sozopol, Bulgaria.
A travel agency has confirmed it will increase its summer capacity to Sozopol by adding hotels across the seaside town to its portfolio.
Jet2 already has direct flights from nine UK bases, including Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Glasgow, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool John Lennon, London Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle International, to Burgas Airport in Bulgaria.
MORE NEW ROUTES
Jet2 is not the only airline expanding its offering in 2024.
Last month easyJet announced the opening of its first new UK base in more than a decade.
The low-cost airline, which already has eight bases across the UK, will operate 16 new routes from its brand new base at Birmingham Airport.
From Birmingham Airport, easyJet will fly to Barcelona, ​​Malaga, Alicante, Fuerteventura and Tenerife.
Other new routes are to include Antalya and Dalaman in Turkey, as well as other destinations in Greece such as Rhodes, Kos, Heraklion and Corfu.
EasyJet will also operate flights from Birmingham Airport to Berlin, Sharm El Sheikh, Larnaca Intl and Jersey.
The low-cost airline is also set to operate a brand new route between London Gatwick and the newly refurbished airport in Italy.
The airline will fly twice a week from London Gatwick to Pontecagnano (Salerno) Airport, which is currently undergoing a massive £400 million refurbishment, making easyJet the first UK airline to operate commercial flights to Salerno Airport.
From July, the twice-weekly flights will depart every Tuesday and Saturday, with one-way tickets starting from £27.99.
Ryanair is also launching flights from Cornwall and Cardiff airports, with Paris and Faro among some of the new routes announced.