Travellers trying to get away for some Bank Holiday sun faced delays this morning (May 22) if they were trying to fly to or from London Stansted Airport.

People took to Twitter to try and work out what was going on with their flights, as people talked of being stuck not only in terminals, but on planes which had just landed as well.

Stansted had been telling travellers that the delay is to allow "minor runway works to be safely carried out".

A spokesman has now confirmed: "Temporary runway repairs were carried out earlier this morning, but it's all open now."

The airport also reassured people that their delays will be over swiftly, as they waited to jet off on their trips.

Several flights were delayed this morning while the work was carried out, including flights to Verona, Dublin, Dundee and Oslo.

There is still the possibility of delays, so it's worth checking the status of your flight before you travel to allow you to make alternate arrangements.


