Passengers travelling through Manchester Airport faced delays of more than three hours in some cases today after an IT systems outage. Some departure boards and other information screens were blank while the baggage drop-off area seemed the worst affected.
Passengers reported "painfully slow" waits getting through the check-in hall and flights delayed as people worked their way through the queues. Announcements over speakers replaced on-screen information and staff worked tirelessly to help people get to where they needed to as smoothly as possible.
Terminal 1 was 'rammed' according to those travelling today, with the other two terminals not as badly affected. The problems with the IT systems were first reported to passengers around 6am with restorations taking place just after 1pm, with residual delays remaining for some time.
