Manchester Airport queues

2022 - 4 - 29

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Contrasting view for passengers at Manchester Airport this morning (Manchester Evening News)

Some holidaymakers getting away for the Bank Holiday weekend have been faced with delays.

He added: "I also want to be clear that a huge amount of work is going into improving the situation in the short-term. In a tweet posted at around 5am this morning, Bradley said: "@manairport this is why Manchester Airport is one of the worst in the world. Chief Executive Charlie Cornish said in a previous statement: "I cannot apologise enough for the disruption people have faced. “It is still the case that most passengers will pass through security in fewer than 30 minutes, but at peak times queues may rise to between 60 and 90 minutes. Today (April 29), there is a mixed view from the airport as some passengers have reported having more negative experiences than others. The airport has been plagued with issues in recent weeks, with scenes of crowded check-in halls, long security queues and baggage delays becoming bleakly familiar.

Hundreds queue at Manchester airport at dawn (Daily Mail)

Holidaymakers catching early morning flights from Manchester Airport today were packed together in massive queues at check-in as millions race for yet ...

It comes after travellers were hit with huge airport queues and hundreds of flight cancellations over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Engineering works in the North East, Cheshire, Manchester and Cumbria will also see some Northern rail services replaced with buses. He also explained that the problems were actually growing pains in lots of different directions very, very quickly. They also accuse airlines of scheduling an unrealistic number of flights after sacking thousands of staff during the pandemic. Arrived on LoganAir flight at Birmingham and at the gate. But no ground staff to even put chocks on wheels, or open doors to the terminal. Queues were long but managed and moving. Been here over 20 mins while people who haven't paid are going pass and through security absolutely a joke!!' At least two Twitter users claimed they were stranded on the runway after arriving on a LoganAir flight from Inverness. The Solihull hub has been described as 'hell' by some holidaymakers over the past month. If they do this, we are confident we will get them on their way this Bank Holiday weekend.' A Manchester Airport spokesperson said: 'We apologise to passengers who have encountered longer queues than they may be used to this morning.

Queues at Manchester Airport a 'joke' for some but a 'dream' for others (ChronicleLive)

One passenger said they had been in a queue for one hour and had moved '10 feet' on Friday (April 29)

He added: "I also want to be clear that a huge amount of work is going into improving the situation in the short-term. In a tweet posted at around 5am this morning, Bradley said: "@manairport this is why Manchester Airport is one of the worst in the world. Chief Executive Charlie Cornish said in a previous statement: "I cannot apologise enough for the disruption people have faced. If they do this, we are confident we will get them on their way this Bank Holiday weekend." “It is still the case that most passengers will pass through security in fewer than 30 minutes, but at peak times queues may rise to between 60 and 90 minutes. One holidaymaker described the situation as a 'joke' and said they had to queue for passport control for two hours.

'Disgusting' Huge queues at Manchester & Gatwick Airport in bank ... (Daily Express)

CHAOS erupts at Manchester Airport as the bank holiday weekend draws close, with keen holidaymakers caught in long queues.

In a statement to Express.co.uk, Gatwick Airport said: “Some queues have been forming for airport security from time to time this morning, but these are moving and tend to dissipate quickly. “The terminals may be busy and some queues may form during peak periods, such as weekends and holidays, when we see the airport returning toward 2019 passenger levels. In a statement to Express.co.uk, Manchester Airport said: “We apologise to passengers who have encountered longer queues than they may be used to this morning. “It is still the case that most passengers will pass through security in fewer than 30 minutes, but at peak times queues may rise to between 60 and 90 minutes. When these queues form, passengers are waiting for around 10 to 20 minutes. If they do this, we are confident we will get them on their way this Bank Holiday weekend.” @POLLYLYONS_ was pleasantly surprised: "You did well @Gatwick_Airport a busy morning but bag drop and security was smooth. "T3 is truly an overcrowded third world dump." #AdvConf2022 #Madeira." Disgusting." Three security desks open. @Bradley1976 stated: "@manairport This is why Manchester Airport is one of the worst in the world.

Manchester Airport contrast as Bank Holiday delays for some but not ... (Accrington Observer)

Passengers flocking to Manchester Airport ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend are reporting a conflict of experiences as they head through security check-in ...

He added: "I also want to be clear that a huge amount of work is going into improving the situation in the short-term. In a tweet posted at around 5am this morning, Bradley said: "@manairport this is why Manchester Airport is one of the worst in the world. Chief Executive Charlie Cornish said in a previous statement: "I cannot apologise enough for the disruption people have faced. “It is still the case that most passengers will pass through security in fewer than 30 minutes, but at peak times queues may rise to between 60 and 90 minutes. Manchester Airport has been faced with scenes of crowded check-in halls, long security queues and baggage delays over the past month leading boss Charlie Cornish to issue an apology for the issues primarily caused by staff shortages. For some, they have joined huge queues as they attempt to leave the country.

Airport delays across UK leave travellers queuing for two hours as ... (iNews)

Hundreds of holidaymakers have been pictured waiting for passport or security checks at Heathrow, Manchester and Birmingham airports.

“It is still the case that most passengers will pass through security in fewer than 30 minutes, but at peak times queues may rise to between 60 and 90 minutes. Mr Martin had been in the queue, which continued to grow, for an hour-and-a-half at the time of speaking. I couldn’t even take a picture of the whole thing, it’s so long. “We are in the process of recovering after the most damaging two years in our industry’s history, and whilst we have made strong progress on recruitment, unfortunately we remain some way short of where we need to be. “We have deployed additional resource to support passengers and we are working with Border Force to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. It’s an absolute disgrace.”

Airport delays across the UK due to bank weekend holiday ... (Economic Times)

Many passengers said that they are facing a lot of issues due to long queues at airports like Birmingham, Gatwick and Manchester because of the bank weekend ...

Thus we would like to apologise to our passengers who had to waste their valuable time standing in long queues." Thus we would like to apologise to our passengers who had to waste their valuable time standing in long queues." The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein. These queues are more than two hours long, and thus a lot of chaos was created at the airport. The spokesperson from Heathrow Airport said, "We would like to extend the apologies to our passengers due to such long queues, but we would also like to inform them that we are working with the Border Force to solve the existing issues as soon as possible."