'Madness' at Manchester Airport this morning as passengers face 'two-hour' security queues

A plane bound for Manchester instead landed in London this weekend leaving some passengers with taxi bills of more than £800 to get back up to the North West. The TUI flight from Antalya was already delayed three hours before landing at Gatwick in the early hours of Saturday (June 25) morning.

A top surgeon has alleged he was the victim of 'racial triaging' at Manchester Airport security when he was asked to queue for the body scanner while a string of white travellers was waved through an archway metal detector.

Cruel airport thieves removed a padlock from a suitcase which had been checked in at Manchester Airport and stole jewellery which was supposed to be a family's surprise 21st birthday present while on holiday in Portugal.

A man has been accused of breaking Covid regulations after returning to Manchester Airport from Finland.

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.