'We flew from Manchester Airport to see if it's really chaos – here's what happened'

dailystar.co.uk:

airports around the UK have seen massive queues for security and check in that have led to many Brits missing their flights.On top of this, hundreds of flights from EasyJet and British Airways were cancelled leading to havoc on the ground.Manchester airport was affected by staff shortages and warned that passengers face queues for the next “several weeks” as airport and flight staff are absent.Manchester Airports Group (MAG) said they have also struggled with the easing of restrictions as well as a large number of bags being rejected at security.More and more holidaymakers have come forward over the last few days to document their hellish airport experiences.

And, journalist Lyell Tweed reported his way through departures and security at Manchester airport Terminal one to catch a flight to Dublin, reports Manchester Evening News.Airports and airlines have warned travellers to arrive early in order to ensure they don’t miss their flights.Lyell reports that his experience was fairly smooth despite getting lost in the departure hall due to throngs of people in the queues.The reporters flight was scheduled for 8am and so he arrived at Manchester airport at 6.28am saying: “I was expecting it to be busy but this is something else, no idea where to go, staff getting pelted with questions".At 6.30am he headed to security and was confronted by a “very long queue” for security B while he said that the line for security A was “out of the building to the extent I couldn’t see the end of it.”When Lyell reached the boarding pass scanner he claims that everyone was told to stop as “there’s nowhere to go” beyond the barrier.However he added: “Staff are being very polite and helpful to everyone’s questions in testing circumstances to be.