Manchester Airport has blamed staff shortages for long waits at security over the past month.
There have been long queues for check-in and security at Manchester Airport in recent weeks
It comes as travel organisation Abta said that travel bookings for this year are approaching pre-pandemic levels. Jet2, the second biggest holiday operator in the UK, is operating more flights this Easter than in 2019, for example.Mr O'Toole - the deputy chief executive of Manchester Airports Group - said the speed of the recovery for the travel sector since Covid restrictions eased had taken the airport by surprise, leaving it short-staffed.
"That unfortunately does mean on occasion there will be queues which are not acceptable, they're not what we're aiming for. , blaming Covid absences. British Airways has also scrapped some flights, although most had been made in advance.Thousands of holiday-makers have seen their travel plans disrupted or cancelled
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