Right next door to Manchester Airport is a historic mill surrounded by acres of woodland for families to explore. Quarry Bank - located in the village of Styal in Cheshire - is a unique beauty spot where nature and industry collide.
24.05.2022 - 10:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Passengers at Manchester Airport have reported facing long queues and baggage issues this morning amid 'absolute and complete chaos'.
Several travellers voiced their frustrations on social media, with one describing the situation as 'hell on earth'. Huge queues at check-in desks and security have been reported, as well as long waits for luggage in arrivals.
Martin Daniels tweeted a picture of a queue for check-in and said he didn't 'think he would make his flight'. Bryan Elwick also posted a video of a crowded check-in hall and said the queue 'was almost down to the railway station'.
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At around 5.20am, Marion Wolstenholme tweeted: "Chaos @manairport this morning. Almost 2 hours queuing to drop of case & still no end in sight. Really really poor @easyJet. No organisation, no communication. Upset, anxious & frustrated queues of customers."
Ozzy Hamid described the situation as 'carnage' in a tweet posted at around 6am. He wrote: "Absolute carnage once again at @manairport. Security queues and no staff to help, flight leaves in 40 minutes."
Mhari Oakes said at around 6.15am: "Hell on earth this morning @manairport - avoid it like the plague!!! Everyone missing flights despite getting there 3 hours before departure. Absolute and complete chaos. No check in staff."
At 5.15am, Sarah Thompson said: "T2 Manchester Airport security lanes are long. 40 minutes and counting. Definitely need a 3 hour check-in this time of day @manairport."
Kev Lowes tweeted a picture of a huge queue at around 6.30am and said: "@manairport 2 hours to get through bag drop and security at T2 ( and only because we were ushered through as it was final call for a 0650 flight )
Right next door to Manchester Airport is a historic mill surrounded by acres of woodland for families to explore. Quarry Bank - located in the village of Styal in Cheshire - is a unique beauty spot where nature and industry collide.
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.
A video taken at Manchester Airport this morning showed a huge queue for TUI bag-drop as families continued to getaway for the half-term break.
'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 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.