Manchester Airport held a job fair in Wythenshawe to recruit staff after it has been plagued by staff shortages and huge passenger delays.
Long queues at the airport have been reported for some time, with queues going back as far as the car park on one occasion as passengers struggled to make it through security. This week, Karen Smart, the airport's boss, warned that queues could continue for 'several weeks' and finally acknowledged it was struggling with staff shortages following the pandemic and amid a new surge in international travel.
“We want to be clear with our customers that getting back to full strength is going to take time and there will unfortunately be periods over the next few weeks when it will take longer to get through the airport than it should," the managing director said.
