Airport passengers hit out as ‘shambles’ results in huge queues and chaotic scenes

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.

Passengers at Manchester Airport battled huge queues again this morning. Lines stretched out of the Terminal 3 and into the car park from 4am.

Passengers at Manchester Airport have reported facing long queues and baggage issues this morning amid 'absolute and complete chaos'.

This is the moment a Manchester Airport passenger became so frustrated by a lengthy wait to pick up his bags he plugged his phone into the Tannoy and played Sweet Caroline. Dozens of other bored passengers, who had waited around two hours to collect their luggage, then started singing along to the Neil Diamond hit, a witness said.

Police had to be called out to a UK airport after a passenger who flew from Manchester refused to turn his phone off on the flight. The passenger became rude and abusive to cabin crew on the easyJet flight after being told to turn the device off before the flight was about to land at Cornwall Airport Newquay this afternoon (May 20).

Manchester Airport has shared a 'fantastic' service for Jet2 passengers which could help them beat queues.

Coleen and Wayne Rooney have been pictured lugging their tower of suitcases into Manchester Airport as they ditch the UK for Dubai. The couple skipped attending court on Thursday (May 19).

Passengers are being warned over the price of Ryanair flights this summer as people rush to book holidays.

An 82-year-old has died in a collision in Rochdale, with a second woman left fighting for her life in hospital, police said today. The 55-year-old, who was a front seat passenger, was said by Greater Manchester Police to be in a critical condition.

A holidaymaker from Rochdale says his Spanish holiday got off to a ‘nightmare’ start after finding his flight’s bags dumped across the terminal floor.

It's been a mixed bag at Manchester today - with some people reporting 'absolutely disgraceful' security queues, and others 'sailing through'. One woman said the queue she experienced at security was 'genuinely ridiculous'.

Traffic jams, train congestion and airport queues can lead to a stressful time when you are trying to catch a flight.

There are more reports of queuing chaos at Manchester Airport this morning — with passengers saying lines are stretching out of the terminal building.

Amid months of queuing misery at Manchester Airport, passengers are now well-versed on the advice to arrive three hours early for their flight following warnings in the news, directly from bosses - and even from Mayor Andy Burnham. But the latest advice goes the other way; warning holidaymakers not to arrive too early either.

A huge rave to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Manchester's legendary nightclub the Hacienda is being planned - in a basement car park at the site of where it all began. The party is being planned in the car park of the Hacienda apartments on Whitworth Street West, where the original club once stood.

Travellers using Rochdale bus station have been left frustrated with some having to resort to using taxis after a bus operator cancelled hundreds of services last week. But for many, this latest week of chaos is nothing out of the ordinary for what they call Greater Manchester's 'poor' bus network.

A driver has vowed to 'avoid' Manchester airport for personal travel following its latest disruption.

Passengers at Manchester Airport are still reporting long waits at check-in and security - in line with last month’s prediction by boss Charlie Cornish that there would be ‘60-90-minute’ queues for some time as they scramble to solve a staffing crisis.