Extra police have been called to Manchester Airport to help curb the Easter holiday chaos – but customers have been warned the disruption will likely run into the summer.
Scenes of disarray have emerged at UK airports as thousands flock to enjoy trips abroad in the first Easter holidays without Covid rules for two years.More than 1,000 flights have been axed across the country in the last few days, with Heathrow, Manchester andManchester mayor Andy Burnham revealed a raft of measures to curb the crisis today – but said it was expected to last two months more.
There will be an increased police presence at the hub, while staff from the bus and tram network will be drafted in to assist with ‘queue management and communication’.staff brought in, as customers named the situation a ‘fiasco’Some airlines will offer bag check-in the night before flights if travellers are booked on an early service and there will be better information available for those queuing.
Following a meeting with the senior management team at the airport, Mr Burnham said: ‘Sadly, the disruption is not going to disappear overnight and this advice will have to be in place for the foreseeable future. ‘While the airport expects that there will be some disruption for the next two months, I want people to be reassured that the airport, supported by colleagues in Greater Manchester, are putting in measures to ease it.’
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