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Traveling back home through Gatwick this afternoon, only took 5 minutes to get through security .
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Recommendations for picking up 2 German friends this Thursday at 5 p.m. please. They are coming over to support Burnley v Newcastle. They have no hold luggage so should they be able to get through customs on time ?
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Just came through about an hour ago - no queues in passport control - slight delay on luggage as carousel 4 was jammed .
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Recommendations for parking up somewhere near the airport ?
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I wanted to book a place on the car park but I can't now becuase its too close to my departure date...
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Which car park? You can normally book the popular car parks right up to the time you want to enter, it just gets more expensiveclaptrappers_union wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:30 amI wanted to book a place on the car park but I can't now becuase its too close to my departure date...
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Flown out and back of T1 three times in the last 2 months at varying times. It's a bit slower than usual that's all. If you get there when check in opens you should be fine.
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Arrived at T2 just after 10am for flight to Tunisia later- bag drop and security done and dusted in 15 minutes!
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Hoping it will be made available by June.Cardclaret wrote: ↑Sat May 14, 2022 5:26 pmFast track currently unavailable online. I am flying next Sat 6am thinking of dropping bags evening before, something Tui is offering.
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I travelled on Thursday, arrived about 3 hours early. Breezed through and Security was ok - just the usual really , people packing liquids and deodorant in their carry-ons holding things up.
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No problems whatsoever at T2 this morning. Breezed through.
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Probably not helped by click chasers like Lancs Live repeating the same ‘chaos at Manchester Airport’ story seemingly every couple of days or so, regardless of the reality of the situation.
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Manchester T3 pick up. Anyone experienced this cock-up yet?
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55 minutes to get through MN1 security just now
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MA being described as "hell on earth" this morning on BBC north west news.
Huge queues being shown on tv.
Anyone come through? Is it that bad?
Huge queues being shown on tv.
Anyone come through? Is it that bad?
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Yesterday in T3 it took us 11 mins to get to the other side , now fast track had longer queues
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Leeds Bradford no better. Flight 16:00 on 23 /5. Check in queue for hall A snaking from hall A into hall B( jet2 area). Took 75 mins to get through security. Then nowhere to sit and relax. It was choka- people sitting on floors. Stood for 70 mins and relieved to just to be able to sit on plane when eventually boarded.
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Came through T3 last week no problems. Was a queue for security but didn't take long to get through.
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Off to T1 in an hour
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T1 - through check in and security in 30 mins
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We used to be looked up to as a competent country where things like this were highly organised. Now we plod along in chaos. No doubt the pandemic will be the 'go to' excuse for the next decade when it comes to failure of management and planning.atlantalad wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 2:20 pmTook 75 mins to get through security. Then nowhere to sit and relax. It was choka- people sitting on floors. Stood for 70 mins and relieved to just to be able to sit on plane when eventually boarded.
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I flew from Heathrow recently, for the first time actually, and the difference between there and Manchester in literally every aspect, wow.Billy Balfour wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 8:45 amWe used to be looked up to as a competent country where things like this were highly organised. Now we plod along in chaos. No doubt the pandemic will be the 'go to' excuse for the next decade when it comes to failure of management and planning.
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It's shocking how Manchester and Bradford can get it so wrong. Especially, Manchester - the UK's fourth-biggest airport.
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This flixtonclaret bloke seems to be constantly on holiday, must be getting paid a fair old whack at Lanky
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I was hoping of news of Kompany flying in
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Took me 45 minutes to get through Manchester T3 on the 15th for my 5.55am flight.
The place was manic with people arriving far to early to catch fights hrs later than mine
The place was manic with people arriving far to early to catch fights hrs later than mine
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Terminal 3 was an absolute joke last Wednesday. Absolutely rammed. I hate terminal 3 at the best of times but it was just packed with Rangers fans going to Seville. I queued an hour for a beer and a bacon sarnie.
Going through T2 in a few weeks, I’ve always found that one to be much much better personally.
Going through T2 in a few weeks, I’ve always found that one to be much much better personally.
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Flew out from T3 Monday evening and arrived painfully early, with fast track so got through pretty easily although you could tell the security staff were stretched thin.
T3 is, frankly an antiquated s**thole. I paid through the nose to get in the lounge, and it was worth it due to how early i'd arrived. If you are going through T3, book fast track (you may need to book it via the airlines own app as manc airport isnt selling it i believe), and if you can stretch to it, pre-book the lounge.
T3 is, frankly an antiquated s**thole. I paid through the nose to get in the lounge, and it was worth it due to how early i'd arrived. If you are going through T3, book fast track (you may need to book it via the airlines own app as manc airport isnt selling it i believe), and if you can stretch to it, pre-book the lounge.
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Flew out of T2 last Friday with no issues. Bit worried about tomorrow with horror stories this week of big delays back into Manchester.
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See if its available as an option through your airline instead. I managed it via ryanair
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Arrived at terminal 3 at 10.00am for a 14.00 flight on 25th may,it took me 1 hour 10 minutes to get through security.
The staff were very helpful but were run off there feet.
The staff were very helpful but were run off there feet.
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Landed back into T2 today and it was a shambles. There was nobody to activate the air bridge and nobody to put the blocks on the plane wheels, so we had to sit on the tarmac for half an hour.
Then, once in, we waited ages by an empty carousel whilst the one next to us began churning bags out, yet with nobody waiting for bags there. Turned out the passengers of that plane had landed at 06:30 and it was now 13:30 so they'd given up and gone home.
I asked a member of staff (took an hour to see anyone) if we could do the same and have our luggage sent to us, but I was told that would only become an option after 3 hours. With two tired and hungry young kids with us, we had to raid the vending machine (no shops are accessible in baggage reclaim) and sit on the floor until the 3 hours was up, when they finally let us join a queue to get the forms.
It's clear the airport is massively understaffed and they really need to temporarily close a terminal, or something. The poor ones who are there seem to be doing 2 or 3 jobs at the same time.
Then, once in, we waited ages by an empty carousel whilst the one next to us began churning bags out, yet with nobody waiting for bags there. Turned out the passengers of that plane had landed at 06:30 and it was now 13:30 so they'd given up and gone home.
I asked a member of staff (took an hour to see anyone) if we could do the same and have our luggage sent to us, but I was told that would only become an option after 3 hours. With two tired and hungry young kids with us, we had to raid the vending machine (no shops are accessible in baggage reclaim) and sit on the floor until the 3 hours was up, when they finally let us join a queue to get the forms.
It's clear the airport is massively understaffed and they really need to temporarily close a terminal, or something. The poor ones who are there seem to be doing 2 or 3 jobs at the same time.
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If I go to an airport I expect delays. If there aren’t any great. If you are not prepared for delays and have kids with you I’ve not a lot of sympathy.
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I'm sorry, you're absolutely right. We should have supplied our 2 and 4 year olds with caffeine to prevent them from being tired after being up since 5am, or arranged for a magic show at the baggage carousel to stop them kicking off from boredom during the extra 3 hours. Or asked Just Eat if they'd deliver to baggage reclaim, or maybe started up my own food shop using the few ingredients I should have packed into my hand luggage? Or just snuck a smeg fridge on as hand luggage?
Happy to hear your suggestions, cheers.
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Why is there a lack of workers?
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Covid
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Goodness pics in Dublin yesterday at the airport were bad , read that over 1000 missed flights .
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Have a day trip for work from Dublin tomorrow….taxi driver will be told to head right back to my home if the queues are like that.
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A little unfair Boss Hogg, especially with them having very young children.Under the term “normal times” perhaps but currently Manchester is suffering with a real shortage of staff and that’s causing no end of problems.
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Exactly. And we had prepared for delays in departures, at check-in and security (where we'd also have access to shops too). But this experience at baggage reclaim is a new problem that has only surfaced recently.
The MEN are reporting on it now: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk ... 2mmb_my48c
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Put simply, people who used to do the jobs at the airport found better jobs that they didnt need to trek all the way to the airport for.
Pay peanuts, struggle to recruit enough monkeys
Pay peanuts, struggle to recruit enough monkeys
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The other issue is new jobs in the airport can take months to go through because of all the security checks. Some can’t be arsed waiting months and need money now so go elsewhere. So it’s a very slow process.
The airports gambled on this summer and failed to plan. The gamble has not paid off.
The airports gambled on this summer and failed to plan. The gamble has not paid off.
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I wonder if they could draft th army in temporarily to help? You'd imagine it would bypass the security check requirement
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Great idea. They did it for Covid testing.ŽižkovClaret wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 5:46 pmI wonder if they could draft th army in temporarily to help? You'd imagine it would bypass the security check requirement