Travel chaos has been the story of some of the UK's largest airports in the last few months. Since April, queuing passengers, crammed check-in desks and stacked security have been the order of the day.
Like many, I saw the incidents of holiday horror on the news. Was it the lack of post-pandemic staff, or the impact of the cost of living crisis?
Whatever the cause, I wasn't travelling far afield for my summer break, so I wasn't too worried. In fact, I was staying in the UK, flying the 400 miles up to Inverness from Manchester Airport to see my sister for a week, working from her place as a breaking news editor for Reach PLC.
