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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Simon Meechan

Airport queues: Your rights if you miss a flight because you are late

Traffic jams, train congestion and airport queues can lead to a stressful time when you are trying to catch a flight.

If you miss a flight and it's the airline's cancels it, you can get money back. But if you miss it because you were not at the gate in time, then you do not have the same rights. However, there are things you can do to try and claw some money back, or get on to a flight, or even to get through security quicker when the clock is ticking.

With more 'chaos' reported at Manchester and Birmingham airports where passengers have said they have been standing in security queues for hours, we take a look at your rights if you miss your flight.

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