Passengers have reported facing huge delays for baggage after the cold snap rocked Manchester Airport. Swissport, which handles baggage at the airport, admits travellers have been disrupted as a knock-on effect of the chaos brought by the recent freezing weather.
Holidaymakers have reported lengthy delays to collect baggage after arriving at the airport in recent days, with a shortage of staff available to help. It comes after planes were grounded following heavy snow on Saturday morning (December 10), while the cold snap is forecast to continue throughout this week.
Ellen Wang's mum, Yuanhua, and stepdad, Luming, flew to Manchester from Beijing on a delayed Hainan Airlines flight yesterday (Monday). The pair, both 73, arrived at Terminal 2 at 10.24am - before they were among '30 passengers' who were stuck waiting more than six hours to get their luggage from the flight.
