'Heroic' TUI co-pilot loads suitcases to help delayed Manchester Airport flight finally take off

Travellers flying from Manchester Airport in recent weeks have described the experience as "madness", with hour-long baggage drops followed by two-hour queues for security. A chaotic Jubilee Bank Holiday and half-term also saw queues which extended into car parks, and missing baggage spotted from 1,300 miles away.

Passengers have reported facing long queues at Manchester Airport this morning with one describing the scene at security as a 'shambles'.

Former Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague has spoken out over 3am Manchester Airport queues as she jetted off on another trip. The 23-year-old influencer spoke out after arriving at Manchester for a flight in the early hours of Tuesday (June 14).

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.

A football missed out on watching England v Germany after his flight to Munich from Manchester Airport was cancelled just two hours before it was due to take off.

A family from Bury said they experienced ‘one thing after another’ after facing a 16-hour flight delay as they tried to get home from a 12-day holiday in Turkey.

A new managing director has been appointed at Manchester Airport. Chris Woodroofe will take over the top job next week following the departure of Karen Smart, who quit in April following a backlash over long passenger queues, staff shortages and calls from city leaders for management to 'get a grip' of the crisis

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.

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’.

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.

Hundreds of passengers flying from Manchester Airport over the last few days as the May half-term holidays get underway have been faced with long delays, queues and cancelled flights.

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.

A newly-married couple had to cancelled their honeymoon after they were booted off a flight at the last minute because it was too full. Alex and Willow Rymer were blocked from boarding a TUI jet from Manchester Airport to Cape Verde, saying the down-sized plane had been overbooked.

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.