Manchester Airport. How can it be so bad?
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Shnozz said:
Anyone have any info for Sunday flying 2pm?
In-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains s
t on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone.
drop them at 10amIn-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains s
t on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone. Blown2CV said:
Shnozz said:
Anyone have any info for Sunday flying 2pm?
In-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains st on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone.
drop them at 10amIn-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains s
t on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone. 
Shnozz said:
Blown2CV said:
drop them at 10am
That based on gut feeling/experience or any inside info (a la el stovey)?vaud said:
Blown2CV said:
Shnozz said:
Anyone have any info for Sunday flying 2pm?
In-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains st on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone.
drop them at 10amIn-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains s
t on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone. Shnozz said:
vaud said:
Blown2CV said:
Shnozz said:
Anyone have any info for Sunday flying 2pm?
In-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains st on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone.
drop them at 10amIn-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains s
t on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone. Shnozz said:
Anyone have any info for Sunday flying 2pm?
In-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains st on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone.
could be three to four hours to clear security, could be 20 minutes. we are/were all in the same boat.In-laws are departing for Copenhagen and with trains s
t on a Sunday I am driving them to the airport. They want to be there about 11:30. No check in luggage but had suggested they might want to allow a little more time for security alone. 3hrs before flight should be ok. I flew out of T1 last Thursday afternoon. About 1hr to clear security not helped by only having two lanes open and bellends not understanding what cannot go in hand luggage 
There were a lot of security staff mincing about doing nothing. If I was the manager I’d have got a grip, got them to tidy up the litter mess for a start so we don’t look like a third world country and jump on another scanner to get people through.
There were a lot of security staff mincing about doing nothing. If I was the manager I’d have got a grip, got them to tidy up the litter mess for a start so we don’t look like a third world country and jump on another scanner to get people through.
I flew out of of T3 last night, it was awful. 1 hour 15 minutes to get through security to then get into departures that was like a refugee camp. Rubbish everywhere and half the food places shut. I’m glad I didn’t have a case to check in, god knows what that queue was like!
We’ve not even got to school holidays yet, it can only get worse.
We’ve not even got to school holidays yet, it can only get worse.
Flew out yesterday. Due to a scheduling cock up by me and the flight being delayed by 30 mins, got there 3.5 hours before we flew.
Very very busy, but got checked in within an hour as we had priority boarding due to one of the party members being in a wheelchair. Usually get checked in within 30 mins
No problem getting a drink or a snack. But £20 for a pint and g&t!
However a lot of flights were delayed, which added to the problems.
TBH, will probably go from somewhere else next year.
Very very busy, but got checked in within an hour as we had priority boarding due to one of the party members being in a wheelchair. Usually get checked in within 30 mins
No problem getting a drink or a snack. But £20 for a pint and g&t!
However a lot of flights were delayed, which added to the problems.
TBH, will probably go from somewhere else next year.
Out of T5 last Saturday, back a week later. By far the worst part was the "fast track" (ha) security queue at 6am on the way out. Only two scanners in operation compared to about 10 for non-fast-track. Took about 40 minutes to get through but by the time you were in the queue you couldn't get back out into the normal security line. Not the first time that's happened to be fair but it's still annoying. A-gate lounges looked rammed but luckily we were going from a B gate; the lounge was very comfortable and virtually empty.
Way back was as clear as I've ever seen it. Landed 8:50pm and we were in the taxi by 9:30 (and yes, we had checked luggage).
Way back was as clear as I've ever seen it. Landed 8:50pm and we were in the taxi by 9:30 (and yes, we had checked luggage).
deckster said:
Out of T5 last Saturday, back a week later. By far the worst part was the "fast track" (ha) security queue at 6am on the way out. Only two scanners in operation compared to about 10 for non-fast-track. Took about 40 minutes to get through but by the time you were in the queue you couldn't get back out into the normal security line. Not the first time that's happened to be fair but it's still annoying. A-gate lounges looked rammed but luckily we were going from a B gate; the lounge was very comfortable and virtually empty.
Way back was as clear as I've ever seen it. Landed 8:50pm and we were in the taxi by 9:30 (and yes, we had checked luggage).
Assume this is LHR, as there is no T5 in Manchester?Way back was as clear as I've ever seen it. Landed 8:50pm and we were in the taxi by 9:30 (and yes, we had checked luggage).
Alorotom said:
deckster said:
Out of T5 last Saturday, back a week later. By far the worst part was the "fast track" (ha) security queue at 6am on the way out. Only two scanners in operation compared to about 10 for non-fast-track. Took about 40 minutes to get through but by the time you were in the queue you couldn't get back out into the normal security line. Not the first time that's happened to be fair but it's still annoying. A-gate lounges looked rammed but luckily we were going from a B gate; the lounge was very comfortable and virtually empty.
Way back was as clear as I've ever seen it. Landed 8:50pm and we were in the taxi by 9:30 (and yes, we had checked luggage).
Assume this is LHR, as there is no T5 in Manchester?Way back was as clear as I've ever seen it. Landed 8:50pm and we were in the taxi by 9:30 (and yes, we had checked luggage).
But anyway, thought you might be interested in what's happening elsewhere
Monkeylegend said:
The trouble is though that it does not stop the issues we are seeing with queues to even get into the airports, check in and security, "loss" of baggage, flights being cancelled when people are at airports, even on planes getting ready to take off, diversions to other airports, people being stuck on planes unable to get off, big queues for refreshments, at immigration etc, even though many flights themselves are still going.
Not to mention rising prices for the privilege and the seeming inability of airline and airports to have anybody there to help and pass on information.
Who in their right mind would willingly sign up for this to then have to get up at 06.00 every day to reserve a sunbed
Me. Not to mention rising prices for the privilege and the seeming inability of airline and airports to have anybody there to help and pass on information.
Who in their right mind would willingly sign up for this to then have to get up at 06.00 every day to reserve a sunbed
I'm through T1 on Friday morning to Athens via Munich. Will report backpopeyewhite said:
Monkeylegend said:
The trouble is though that it does not stop the issues we are seeing with queues to even get into the airports, check in and security, "loss" of baggage, flights being cancelled when people are at airports, even on planes getting ready to take off, diversions to other airports, people being stuck on planes unable to get off, big queues for refreshments, at immigration etc, even though many flights themselves are still going.
Not to mention rising prices for the privilege and the seeming inability of airline and airports to have anybody there to help and pass on information.
Who in their right mind would willingly sign up for this to then have to get up at 06.00 every day to reserve a sunbed
Me. Not to mention rising prices for the privilege and the seeming inability of airline and airports to have anybody there to help and pass on information.
Who in their right mind would willingly sign up for this to then have to get up at 06.00 every day to reserve a sunbed
I'm through T1 on Friday morning to Athens via Munich. Will report backGood luck anyway.
Carl_Manchester said:
Is anyone travelling regularly on business through MAN T1 that can give their recent experience?
I travel to Gibraltar out of T1 for work quite regularly normally, however I'm not on some business class or flag carrier, it's with Easyjet (daily flight). Outbound it's a 6.10 flight so it's arrive at 3am as per advice. Last time the queue for bag drop was snaking out through the car park, luckily I'd gone hand luggage only (2 bags with a long legroom seat) so it was security only with was 15-20 minutes. I'm not going again until this chaos ends - I might just have got lucky with the security queue.
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