Queues at airports across the country are starting to build ahead of what looks set to be a miserable weekend for holidaymakers. With this year’s Easter getaway certain to be the busiest since the pandemic began, infrastructure is struggling to cope.
Airports and airlines are already stretched following thousands of job cuts rolled out when the industry was shuttered during lockdowns.
Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham have been impacted and the boss of Manchester Airport resigned after customers were left queuing for hours to get through security. Earlier this week, chief executive Richard Moriarty told the industry it is ‘very important’ they set schedules ‘on a basis that is deliverable given available staff’.
‘Tory ministers need to step-up and act to ease the disruption. The government need to begin clearing the huge backlogs in security checks so airport staff can safely begin work.’ The AA estimates that more than 27.6 million car journeys are planned between Good Friday and Easter Monday.
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