'There's no staff just a sea of people' - passengers met with chaos amid another day of misery at Manchester Airport

Passengers arriving at Manchester Airport attempting to jet off on holiday say they've "never known it like this" after being met with huge snaking and reports there's not a staff member in sight.

When the Manchester Evening News visited the under fire airport's Terminal One this afternoon, we were met with absolute bedlam in the departures lounge. It was nearly impossible to identify the relevant check in desk due to the vast number of bemused travellers figuring out where to go.

Little could be heard amongst the loud chatter of stressed families questioning how long they'll be stuck, apart from a woman on the tannoy asking any passengers with flights in less than one hour to raise their hand. A few desperate hands appeared to rise up in the air as the panic on passengers faces started to subside.

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Many travellers we spoke to had arrived at the airport hours before their flight was due to take off - having spotted the scenes on social media in recent days and weeks. The M.E.N has reported passengers missing flights due to long delays at security, and at the other end, people have even abandoned their luggage because they couldn't face waiting any longer.

And a shocking video emerged on Friday showing passengers jostling for space as they moved through security. It prompted concerns that 'someone will get hurt'.

Andrea Britland had travelled to the south Manchester airport from her home in Rossendale with her family. She arrived at the airport over five hours before her flight with Ryanair was due to depart for Ibiza this evening after seeing the queues on Facebook.

When we asked her what her experience had been like so