Police and transport staff will be drafted in to help the situation at Manchester Airport, while passengers will get the option to check-in their bags the night before their flight as part of a new action plan to solve a staffing crisis.
In a statement which criticises Manchester Airport for acting too late on recruitment, insufficient communication to passengers and queue management, Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has revealed measures to ease the ongoing crisis. He also warned that 'disruption', caused mainly by a staff shortage, was expected to continue for 'two months'.
Greater Manchester's councils are majority shareholders in Manchester Airports Group (MAG), but the day-to-day operation is usually outside the remit of both the town halls and the Mayor's office. However, Mr Burnham said they would 'work to support them in any way they can' until they have resolved the issues caused by Covid-19, the Manchester Evening News reports.
