Airline apologises after 'nightmare' wait at Manchester Airport baggage reclaim as luggage piles up

A football missed out on watching England v Germany after his flight to Munich from Manchester Airport was cancelled just two hours before it was due to take off.

Holidaymakers faced long queues at Manchester Airport again this morning, with reports of two-hour waits at security.

There are long delays on the M6 this afternoon after a crash closed the motorway. All lanes are now open, but there is still 12 miles of traffic about 20 minutes from Manchester Airport.

Passengers looking to fly away this weekend should take just one carry-on bag with them and not check in luggage to avoid delays, a union boss has said.

Holidaymakers have faced huge queues at Manchester Airport again this morning as the Jubilee Bank Holiday begins. Pictures shared on social media by frustrated passengers show queues stretching back to the car park at Terminal 3.

Over the Jubilee weekend, 332,000 passengers have booked to fly through Manchester Airport.

A flight bound for Manchester Airport was forced to turn back amid reports of a shattered windscreen in the cockpit. The Aer Lingus flight reportedly declared an emergency over the Irish Sea.

More than 30,000 TUI passengers due to fly from Manchester Airport over the next month will have their holiday plans crushed by the end of today. The under-fire travel operator has slashed its flight schedule to tackle staff shortages and ‘ongoing disruption’.

A co-pilot has been hailed a "hero" after loading luggage onto a delayed flight so it can finally take off. Passenger Jenny Cook said he was cheered by passengers after being filmed hauling suitcases onto the plane to Crete from Manchester Airport.

Holiday operator TUI will cancel nearly 190 flights over the next month due to ‘ongoing disruption’ at Manchester Airport. Decimating plans for thousands of passengers around half-term and the Jubilee, it follows a series of reports from travellers experiencing delays, cancellations and baggage issues as the hub continues to suffer through turbulent times.

Video footage showed the shocking moment police were drafted in to tell furious passengers at Manchester Airport that their TUI holiday had been cancelled.

A mum has shared her 'terrible' experience at Manchester Airport with huge queues, shelves empty of food and even no soap in the toilets.

A family have spoken of their nightmare ordeal after finding out their £4,000 holiday had been cancelled by text while waiting at the departure gate.

A disabled passenger had to resort to calling police after a three-and-a-half-hour battle to leave Manchester Airport during the early hours.

Charlotte Dawson and her family have arrived in Mallorca after her 'nightmare' journey from Manchester Airport. The mum-of-one is on holiday with with her fiancé Matt Sarsfield and their toddler son Noah.

'Hundreds' of TUI passengers have been left outraged after they received a text from the holiday giant that their trips were cancelled - after a nightmare eight-hour wait in Manchester Airport. Holidaymakers looking to get away for the May half-term say they had a gruelling four-hour wait to get through check-in and security, followed by a four-hour flight delay 'waiting for a pilot'.

Charlotte Dawson has spoken about her 'nightmare' experience travelling to Mallorca from Manchester Airport. The mum-of-one has headed off on holiday with her fiancé Matt Sarsfield and their toddler son Noah.

A newly-married couple had to cancelled their honeymoon after they were booted off a flight at the last minute because it was too full. Alex and Willow Rymer were blocked from boarding a TUI jet from Manchester Airport to Cape Verde, saying the down-sized plane had been overbooked.

A disabled passenger has vowed never to travel through Manchester Airport again after he was stuck on a plane for two hours waiting for special assistance. Ray King, 68, who has osteoarthritis in both knees and one hip, landed on a Jet2.com flight from Dalaman at 4.45pm earlier this month.