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Manchester Airport holidaymakers 'pleasantly surprised' as summer holiday getaway kicks off
22.07.2022 - 21:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A number of holidaymakers said they were 'pleasantly surprised' at the queueing situation as Manchester Airport today as bosses said they are to draft in a further 150 security staff to deal with the big summer getaway.
Today (Friday) marked the first day of school summer holidays, with a total of 3.5 million people are due to jet off from the airport over the next six weeks whilst the kids are off.
Chaos seen at the airport over the past few months, which has been blamed on industry-wide staff shortages, has caused anxiety amongst many of those preparing to jet off for the first time since the pandemic hit in 2020.
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However, despite it being what bosses admitted was a "busy" start to the summer holiday peak, many people traveling from the airport today said their experience surpassed their expectations.
Sam Tyrer, 36, who was flying with TUI to Antalya in Turkey with partner Kate and their six-year-old daughter. said: “I was expecting it to be complete carnage if I'm honest.
“My mate flew out on Sunday and he said it took him four hours overall to get right through. We flew in May, again with TUI, and we queued for two hours then to check-in. Today we got here about three and a half hours before we were due to fly to make sure we didn't miss our flight.
"But it's just taken us 10 minutes, if that, to check in this morning. We’ve not been through security yet but the queues don't look too bad either. from what I can see.
"Time will tell on that. But things have definitely improved I think from the last time I was here."
Another passenger, who did not want to be named but was also flying with TUI from T2, said: "It's been brilliant
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