Everything you need to know amid M56 closures near Manchester Airport this weekend

Police investigating an airport 'meet and greet' parking firm whose customers' cars were left trapped in a muddy field have recovered the keys and are beginning the process of reuniting people with their vehicles.

Holidaymakers have described queues for TUI check-in at Manchester Airport this morning as 'shambolic.' Shocking pictures show passengers in what have been described as 'mile-long' queues at Terminal Two.

A number of holidaymakers who left their cars with a 'meet and greet' airport parking service have returned to find them trapped in a muddy field with their keys missing. Three travellers who flew out of Manchester Airport and booked the parking through an online comparison site, have told the Manchester Evening News that they were unable to contact the firm they booked with and have their cars returned when they landed.

Shocking footage shows hundreds of Ryanair passengers sandwiched together inside a departures gate with 'no ventilation' at Manchester Airport. Holidaymakers travelling from the airport's Terminal Three on Tuesday (April 12) were reportedly left standing for an hour and a half after four flights scheduled to leave from the same gate at a similar time were delayed.

Chaotic scenes have been reported at Manchester Airport this morning as the ongoing Easter travel disruption continues. Passengers attempting to get away for the bank holiday weekend have been met with snaking queues and heavy delays all week.

Passengers flying from Manchester Airport have been hit by more delays this morning as travellers reported 90-minute wait times for security and queues reaching the terminal's car park.

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A local travel agent office has offered holidaymakers advice for jetting off from Manchester Airport amidst the chaos after some airlines started offering "twilight check-in".

A family missed their Barcelona flight to celebrate a Ruby wedding anniversary due to Manchester Airport queues - and say they had to fork out £614 for new tickets to salvage their trip. Mike Turner, 41, had travelled to the hub from Stockport with his husband Luke Hartbottle and parents Tom and Marie Turner, on a special holiday to celebrate 40 years since their marriage. The easyJet tickets, he says, had set him back around £630.

A family who missed their flight due to the Manchester Airport queueing chaos still weren't allowed to board when their plane turned back due to a medical emergency.

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.

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

Manchester airport may be in serious disarray, but at least there’s now somewhere to get a steaming bowl of ramen while you wait for your luggage to materialise. The Wagamama noodle chain has opened its latest branch at the airport’s Terminal 2.

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.