LIVE: Manchester Airport passengers facing delays with HUGE queues stretching to car park

Pictures from Manchester Airport show passengers in long queues as the impact of the global IT outage continues to be felt.

Images sent to the Manchester Evening News shows holidaymakers queuing through the car park at terminal three.

One traveller said it had taken about an hour and 45 minutes to reach the terminal building. The airport has said that check-in and boarding is 'taking longer than usual' due to airlines being affected by the IT outage. It has said that the majority of flights operating are 'unaffected'.

In a new statement at 4pm, they said: "Global IT problems are continuing to affect some of our airlines. Check-in and boarding for the affected airlines are being carried out manually and are taking longer than normal resulting in some queues at check-in. Our Resilience Team and customer service colleagues are on hand to help passengers. However, if passengers are travelling with hand luggage only, they are encouraged to go straight to security.

"Flight schedules have been affected by issues caused by the effects of the global IT outage at airports all over the world. This means some flights could be delayed or cancelled by airlines at short notice.

"Passengers should continue to check the status of their flights with their airlines before they leave for the airport and should follow their airlines' advice about the best time to arrive. We also advise checking up-to-date travel advice as some train services have also been affected by the issues.

"We thank all our passengers for their patience and understanding."

It comes as a flawed update by Crowdstrike caused major infrastructure to grind to a halt with computer systems knocked offline on Friday. The outage was “causing disruption in the majority of GP