Passengers miss flights at Manchester Airport after IT glitch triggers huge queues for security checks

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Scores of passengers missed their flights at Manchester Airport after an IT glitch, it is claimed.

Managers have admitted the problem caused the flow of travellers through security checks to slow but insist airlines were warned of the issue.

But one passenger has told the Manchester Evening News many passengers were left distraught after planes took off without them.

A Manchester Airport spokesman said: “Due to an IT issue yesterday (Friday 30th April), it took longer to process some passengers through security, meaning they were delayed getting to their gates. “As the decision to hold individual flights sits with the airline, each carrier operating at the