Many flights departing from Leeds Bradford Airport this morning have so far been delayed.
Delays continue to be an ongoing issue at the airport due to a struggle with staff shortages. Flights departing between 7.15am and 7.35am this Thursday morning were pushed back.
On top of the delayed flights, passengers also faced long queues from early hours - waiting in snaking queues two hours before the first flight had left the airport. People were spotted waiting outside in a sea of people and luggage, which trailed all the way through to security.
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Last month LBA chief executive Vincent Hodder asked people to come to Leeds Bradford "no earlier than three hours" before their scheduled departure time. Mr Hodder has said that people arriving early for their flights is leading to a "blow-out of queues".
But individuals have previously shared with Leeds Live they worry that if they don't arrive early they could miss their flight due to the ongoing "shambles" and "chaos" at the airport.
The problems led to the majority of flights being delayed. According to Flight Stats, this is how departures from 7am fared today at LBA:
- 7am - Malaga, Jet2 - set off at 7.27am
- 7am - Girona, Jet2 - set off at 7.17am
- 7.15am - Malaga, Ryanair - set off at 7.30am
- 7.30am - Corfu, Jet2 - set off at 8.03am
- 7.30am - Arrecife, Jet2 - set off at 7.52am
- 7.30am - Bourgas, Jet2 - set off at 8.15am
- 7.35am - Ibiza, Jet2 - set off at 8.07am
- 7.55am - Faro, Jet2 - set off at 9.11am
- 8am - Rome, Jet2 - set off at 8.47am
- 8.25am - Belfast, Aer Lingus - set off at 8.40am
- 8.35am - Dublin, Aer Lingus - set off at 8.58am
- 8.45am - Modlin, Ryanari - set off at 9.37am
- 8.45am - Palma, Ryanair - set off at 8.55am
- 9am - Limoges, Ryanair - set off at 9.46am
- 9.20am - Krakow, Ryanair - set off at 10.15am
- 10.05am - Amsterdam, KLM - set off at 10.13am
- 11.05am - Zakinthos, Jet2 - set off at 11.18am
On Twitter @elecequestrian said: "1hr 30 minutes to get through security at @LBIAirport this morning, obviously not ideal but staff were being helpful calling out for certain flights and directing passengers and the queue was constantly moving so didn’t feel as long."
While @ChloeBoulous added: "It’s absolute chaos at Leeds Bradford Airport, glad we got here when we did at 3:50am for our flight at 7.25am as the queue currently runs all the way round the OUTSIDE of the airport."
Leeds Live has contacted Leeds Bradford Airport for comment.
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