'Another day another shambles'... Reports of more long queues at Manchester Airport this morning
17.06.2022 - 11:57
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Passengers have reported facing long queues at Manchester Airport this morning with one describing the scene at security as a 'shambles'.
Pictures shared by frustrated holidaymakers on social media earlier today (Friday) showed long lines of people waiting to get through the security section. Several passengers said that many of the lanes were closed off and 'unstaffed'.
One passenger James said that around five security lanes were open in Terminal 1 - he said there were 13 in total. He tweeted a picture of the long security queue at around 6.15am and said: "Another day another shambles at Manchester Airport . Won’t bother with this airport again."
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He told the Manchester Evening News: "I got here at 4.30am for a 7.30am flight from Terminal 1. I think I'll only get through security by being called up so I don't miss my flight.
"There's 13 security lanes and it looks like five are open." At around 5.40am, Alexander said on Twitter that it took him '75 minutes to go through security alone'.
Some passengers have also reported facing long queues at check-in desks this morning. These queues fall under the responsibility of the airline.
At around 5.50am, Paul tweeted: "1 hour 48 mins to get from check in and through security at #manchesterairport with 50 per cent of security lanes closed."
A spokesperson for Manchester Airport said queues in Terminal 1 and 2 reached up to an hour during peak times this morning. Wait times in Terminal 3 were under an hour, they said.
Queues through security have since gone back down to between 15 and 30 minutes, they added. This follows on from weeks of chaos at Manchester Airport, with
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