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Even more misery at UK airports with passengers stuck in long queues - METRO

JUNE 26, 2022

Passengers looking to get abroad are still being plagued with long queues across major airports such as Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham.

Airport queues continue across major airports (Pictures: Ioannis Alexopoulos/LNP / Lee Thomas/Twitter / @g_pursallward/ @DrGBuckingham/Bav Media / Mark Thomas/i-images / @RM15171)© Provided by MetroAirport queues continue across major airports (Pictures: Ioannis Alexopoulos/LNP / Lee Thomas/Twitter / @g_pursallward/ @DrGBuckingham/Bav Media / Mark Thomas/i-images / @RM15171)

Check-in queues reportedly stretch back ‘three lengths of the airport’ and disruption is expected to continue after BA staff decided to strike this summer.

700 members of staff are set to walk out during the peak travel period, which runs from mid-July to the beginning of September.

Workers, including check-in staff, are yet to decide on exact dates, but holidaymakers have been warned to expect significant disruption.

Today, photos across social media show the large queues across major airports across the country.

At Birmingham Airport, queues could be seen spiralling out of the terminal to the outside area.

One passenger at Birmingham tweeted today: ‘Congratulations Birmingham Airport, you now have a queue that folds three lengths of the airport! Second time this week you have failed your #SLAs [service level agreements].’ 

Queues form at Edinburgh Airport (Picture: Twitter / @DrGBuckingham)© Provided by MetroQueues form at Edinburgh Airport (Picture: Twitter / @DrGBuckingham)

Passengers are facing hours of delays at airports like Birmingham (Picture: Twitter / @g_pursallward)© Provided by MetroPassengers are facing hours of delays at airports like Birmingham (Picture: Twitter / @g_pursallward)

At Heathrow, queues could be seen snaking around different parts of terminal two, At Stansted, queues could also be seen snaking outside.

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More strikes across Europe are expected this summer when Ryanair cabin crew staff began a three-day walkout in Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. easyJet’s operations in Spain face a nine-day strike next month. 

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