Angry passengers in airport ‘chaos’ blast
PASSENGERS had to queue for up to two hours to pass security checks at Manchester Airport.
There were reports of long delays at terminals one and three yesterday morning.
Holidaymakers who paid extra cash for fast-track passes say they were left queuing for an hour and 45 minutes.
A spokesman for the airport said there were ‘high volumes’ of passengers and that staff were working to get things moving.
Andy Kirk, who was travelling from Terminal One, said: “If you are flying from Manchester Airport, I would recommend arriving at least an hour earlier than planned, security is absolutely chaos already.
“It turned out to be one hour from getting in the fast track queue to getting out the other side through security.
“Staff doing their best, in face of understandably annoyed travellers, just too few it seems.”
David Denning tweeted an image of queues spilling into Terminal One from the departure gates.
He wrote: “More disastrous Monday security queues at T1 Manchester Airport.
“Twenty minutes before I was even able to present my boarding pass. Not fit for purpose. Understaffed and process too slow.”
Bob Hilton tweeted: “Manchester Airport T1 in meltdown this morning. Glad I paid for fast track and it only took one hour and 45 minutes to get through!”
Paul O’Hara tweeted: “T1 security at Manchester Airport = two hours minimum.” Mark Shepherd wrote: “Absolute chaos at T3 security this morning. Over an hour in the queue and I was fast track. “How can anyone enjoy travelling through Manchester Airport?” To save time, airport bosses advised passengers to make sure liquids were in clear plastic bags and under 100ml. Travellers were also told to remove electrical items from their hand luggage. A spokesman for Manchester Airport said: “Due to high volumes of passengers we’ve experienced queues at security this morning. “We apologise for any delays experienced by passengers and we’re working hard to process them as quickly as possible.”