Why mass airport queue causing nationwide delays - and how long chaos could continue
dailystar.co.ukAirports across the country are facing major delays endangering countless travel plans.Birmingham International is in its second day of ‘mayhem’ while Manchester airport has been described as a ‘complete nightmare’.Hours of flight delays and enormous security queues have been reported at Manchester, with videos emerging of passengers vying for space in the line through security.The situation has been described as dangerous.
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, passenger Emma Broadhurst said her flight had been cancelled due to a technical fault after three and a half hours of queueing through the airport and five hours waiting for the plane to take off."We were moved like cattle to the baggage reclaim, where we faced another two-hour queue to go through passport control, despite never leaving the tarmac, and a further hour for our bags”.At Heathrow, passengers have complained of big queues with many of the e-gates out of action.Yesterday, the west London airport’s Terminal 2 was said to be almost ‘at capacity’.The major delays at the airports are being caused by a combination of factors, including severe staff shortages and a sharp rise in the number of people looking to go on holiday after Covid restrictions have ended.A spokesperson for Manchester Airport said: "Our whole industry is facing staff shortages and recruitment challenges at present, after the most damaging two years in its history."The removal of all travel restrictions after two years, coupled with the start of the summer travel season, has seen a rapid increase in passenger numbers, which is putting an enormous strain on our operation."Reports have been coming in of people in fast-track queues not moving and missing their flights.Airports are facing.
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