Partially-sighted passenger left waiting for help on broken down plane at Manchester Airport for 40 minutes

It's been a mixed bag at Manchester today - with some people reporting 'absolutely disgraceful' security queues, and others 'sailing through'. One woman said the queue she experienced at security was 'genuinely ridiculous'.

There are more reports of queuing chaos at Manchester Airport this morning — with passengers saying lines are stretching out of the terminal building.

Amid months of queuing misery at Manchester Airport, passengers are now well-versed on the advice to arrive three hours early for their flight following warnings in the news, directly from bosses - and even from Mayor Andy Burnham. But the latest advice goes the other way; warning holidaymakers not to arrive too early either.

Passengers at Manchester Airport are still reporting long waits at check-in and security - in line with last month’s prediction by boss Charlie Cornish that there would be ‘60-90-minute’ queues for some time as they scramble to solve a staffing crisis.

Passengers have criticised Manchester Airport over "crazy" queues this morning. Images show people queuing out of the door at Terminal 1 as they attempted to check luggage in.

Motorway police are being kept busy near Manchester Airport with drivers choosing a risky place to hang around before picking up passengers. By law, drivers are only allowed to stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway in an emergency, such as a breakdown.

Nestled down a residential lane close to Manchester Airport, this is the farm shop with tearooms and huge play areas for kids that has become a firm family favourite for days out. Nixons Farm Shop in Heald Green has expanded in recent years to offer a range of attractions for shoppers and families alike.

Manchester Airport's Terminal Three will fully reopen this week to meet demand which has led to huge queues, delays and misery for passengers over recent months. Terminal Three, which was closed during the pandemic, has been partially reopen since March 27 for some arriving passengers, but will reopen fully on Friday (April 22).

Airport bosses have apologised as passengers faced delays on 'Manic Monday'. Holidaymakers using Manchester Airport were met with queues of up to 90 minutes through security on the last day of the Easter bank holiday.

Smooth scenes were reported at Manchester Airport this morning as the Easter Bank Holiday began.

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.

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.