'I've never seen it this bad': Passengers IN TEARS at Manchester Airport chaos as people 'miss flights' amid enormous queues

Early-morning queuing problems at Manchester Airport have continued today (May 9), as more passengers say they’re facing nightmare waits.

One woman has said her sister was due to fly out from the troubled terminus this morning but missed her flight due to the queues. Other passengers say they have ‘never seen it this bad’ as they face queues out of the airport and major delays to their travels.

Scores more flyers have taken to social media to express their frustration at the issues, which began first thing on Monday morning. Ben Leather said: “As a regular flyer I’ve never seen it this bad. Feel sorry for the overworked staff who clearly just don’t have the numbers to cope with the passenger load at the moment. Give yourself plenty of time to get through security if you’re flying anytime soon.”

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Rachael A added: “Absolute disgrace! My sister is in tears after missing her flight because of security. Begged security staff to fast track her thru as [her] gate was closing no one cares. Disgrace!!”

One man who was caught up in the early queues said he did manage to get on board on time, ‘but had to skip the queue’. Ryan Hoey added: “Staff were very helpful to be fair. Difficult for them dealing with angry passengers.”

Elisabeth Young said she was queueing for ‘a 8:50am flight with other people who aren’t leaving until 12 [noon]’. She added: “We made our flight but only because they are waiting. 48/133 passengers [were] missing when I got to the gate.”

Airport bosses have said that passengers should arrive three hours before their departure, to avoid long delays with ‘extra queues’. A statement said: “The airport is