Blackley and Broughton MP Graham Stringer says it was once the ‘best in the world’ but is now challenging the under-fire management at Manchester Airport to ‘get a grip or get out’. "It pains me to see the chaos and lack of service," said the Labour veteran and former chairman of the airport's board.
The comments follow a string of reports in the Manchester Evening News about long delays at security and problems delivering bags to arriving passengers, including how the airport has been plagued by staff shortages, and of long delays for passengers waiting to board flights. This weekend we revealed images of boxes piled high at security gate checks and reports of holidaymakers jumping over barriers and jostling for space.
Baggage handlers have said they are under more stress, with reports of passengers abandoning luggage to get away after waiting hours in vain for their bags. Amid reports of further long queues on Monday morning, a councillor claimed the continuing chaos was down to a 'failure of management', claiming the mayhem could last into the summer.
