Missed flights, restless children and queues moving 'a few feet in two hours': 'Chaos' as Manchester Airport hit by power cut

Disgruntled passengers hoping to jet off on their holidays missed their flights and were stuck in queues for a number of hours after a power cut caused 'chaos' in Terminal 3 at Manchester Airport on Wednesday (May 24).

The power cut hit just before 8am, causing issues with checking-in and boarding, leaving passengers 'stranded' and stuck in long queues, with those travelling with children becoming 'very restless'.

Travellers have spoken out to the Manchester Evening News about the scenes in Terminal 3, which saw one dad-of-two 'moving a few feet in two hours' amid large queues, another person claiming she missed a flight to attend her daughter's wedding abroad and a family 'scrapping' a trip to Majorca.

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Bruce Moran was set to fly out to Alicante with his wife and two children, aged two and three, at 10.50am, but ended up having to rebook another easyJet flight for Wednesday evening after the power cut tarnished his plans.

He said: "We arrived at Terminal 3 just after 8am and noticed about 25 people standing at the entrance. There were two officials prohibiting access with no explanation as to why.

"More and more people arrived unable to get access, we were there for around an hour with two kids both getting restless.

"When we got in, the queues for lifts were huge. Swarms of people seeking information and communication were met with nothing inside. A picture of chaos soon emerged.

"I joined a RyanAir queue with our luggage and my wife went with our children to seek advice. I moved a few feet in two hours. Other than a tannoy announcement explaining a power outage, there was no communication.

"At 10.35 a Manchester Airport rep then announced that