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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Adam Maidment

Families facing 'hours' of queues at Manchester Airport for TUI bag-drop as half-term getaway begins

Some passengers say they have faced long queues as they drop off bags at Manchester Airport as families head abroad over the May half-term holidays - with people describing the waits as ‘disgraceful’.

TUI passengers flying from the airport’s T2 on Saturday morning (May 28) said they have faced ‘hours’ of queuing to drop off luggage before being able to queue for security. At some points, customers said some of the queues stretched as far as the sky tunnel escalators outside the entrance to T2.

TUI said the airport is currently very busy due to the start of the May half-term and TUI team members were ‘working hard to check everyone in. They have urged passengers not to show up too early for flights.

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