Are we nearly there yet? More queues at Manchester Airport as passengers complain of 'carnage'

When I returned to Manchester Airport’s Terminal 1 today with a bag to check in I was expecting the worst. With the airport boss quitting yesterday after daily pictures and stories of mayhem, I was not hopeful in having a smooth journey to Malaga in the south of Spain.

Police and transport staff will be parachuted in to help Manchester Airport, while passengers will get real time online queuing information and the option to check-in their bags the night before their flight as part of a new action plan to solve a staffing crisis.

Easter marks the first school holiday in the UK where there have been no coronavirus travel restrictions. Holiday bookings abroad have boomed as Brits make the most of finally enjoying a family getaway.

Baggage handler Swissport has said sorry to Manchester Airport customers over 'frustrating and inconvenient' luggage delays after flights. Passengers have faced long delays waiting for their bags to be placed on carousels in the airport's baggage reclaim halls - leading to many deciding to walk out and collect their cases later from lost property.

The boss of Manchester Airport has quit amid a growing backlash over long passenger queues, staff shortages and calls from city leaders for management to 'get a grip' of the growing crisis.

The continuing mayhem at Manchester Airport is an example of the damage the re-emergence of Covid is doing to our working age population, Wigan’s director of public health has said.

“The airport is telling us there will be a delay due to the severe lack of staff…it’s out of our hands," the captain of the delayed 8.05am Ryanair flight from Manchester Airport to Dublin bemoans.

Another batch of easyJet flights at Manchester Airport have been cancelled today, meaning passengers could face more travel chaos.

Passengers were again greeted by 'scary' long queues at Manchester Airport this morning as the 'chaos' caused by staff shortages continues.

Passengers flying from Manchester Airport face long queues and delays this week as the Easter holidays get underway. Disruptions at the airport, caused by staff shortages and high demand, have left many travellers stranded and unable to get to their desired destination on time.

Chaos has emerged at Manchester Airport as passengers are facing severely long queues and extended flight delays. In recent days there have been scenes of boxes piled sky-high, holidaymakers 'jumping' over barriers and frustrated passengers abandoning their bags in the baggage reclaim hall.

The unfolding mayhem at Manchester Airport is down to a 'failure of management' and could continue for WEEKS - even into the summer - a Manchester councillor has said. The criticisms come after the M.E.N. reported huge security queues and hours of flight delays, passengers abandoning their suitcases after waiting long enough and baggage handlers who are ‘under more stress than ever’.

Manchester Airport baggage handlers have said they are ‘under more stress than ever’. Passengers have been faced with delays and queues due to ‘unexpected’ demand over the last few weeks.

A mum was forced to go endure the Manchester Airport queueing nightmare TWICE after her flight was grounded for over 24 hours. The woman says she was sat on the plane for over four hours and was offered only a chicken wrap before herself and her fellow passengers were told to get off and spend the night in a hotel.

Fed-up passengers landing in Manchester said they were forced to sit on a plane for almost an hour after it landed on Sunday, as others claimed they were left waiting for around two hours for their baggage in another day of 'chaos'.

Parking charges at Manchester Airport have long been criticised by passengers and visitors to the country’s busiest hub outside the capital. On-site fees for dropping off and picking up passengers at terminals are among the highest in the country, including London.

A section of the M56 near to Manchester Airport is closed in both directions all weekend - causing potential travel chaos to drivers travelling in and out of the city.