Manchester Airport ‘Chaos’ As Travellers Miss Flights Due To Huge Queues

Manchester Airport ‘chaos’ as travellers miss flights due to huge queues leaving them in tears. 

Customers said some airlines delayed departures so that as many passengers as possible could board.

Manchester Airport bosses this week apologized to passengers after long security queues forced many to miss flights departing from Manchester.

According to reports, hundreds of passengers have been caught up in chaos at Manchester Airport with many missing flights due to long queues through security.

People reported passengers in tears after being “stranded” when flights took off without them while others said there were “mini stampedes”.

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Manchester Airport said the longest security queue was just over an hour and a half – and have now apologized to travelers affected “for any inconvenience”.

They said they faced a higher number of passengers than expected and a higher-than-usual rate of staff absence on the day.

Customers said some airlines delayed departures so that as many passengers as possible could board.

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The airport apologized on Twitter for the ‘longer than normal’ queues at Terminal 1 which they say were due to staff shortages not related to Covid.

The tweets from Manchester Airport said:

“We are aware security queues were longer than we would have hoped at times today and apologize for any inconvenience caused.

“We are doing all we can to minimize delays and thank customers for their understanding.”

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