Heavy snowfall forced the closure of both runways at Manchester airport early this morning before reopening later.
The temporary closure came amid severe weather warnings of snow and ice across much of the UK this week.
The northwest hub tweeted: “Following a period of heavy snow fall, we have temporarily closed both runways.
“Health and safety will always be our top priority and operations will resume at the earliest opportunity.
“Passengers are advised to contact their airline for the most up-to-date flight information.”
The airport later announced that operations had resumed and advised passengers to contact their airline for the most up-to-date information.
The Met Office said Manchester is under a yellow weather warning with wintry showers expected to bring “further disruption from ice and snow”.
The closure came just days after the airport faced congestion after an IT glitch hit Terminal 1.
A total of 154 flights are scheduled to depart Manchester airport today – equating to nearly 30,000 seats, according to aviation data firm Cirium.
Ryanair has the largest number of departures (31), followed by easyJet (26) and Jet2.com (10).