Manchester Airport

Delays over the last 2 months

Date	Security	Immigration	Best Airline	Worst Airline
21/08/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
18/08/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
15/08/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
12/08/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
09/08/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
06/08/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
03/08/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
31/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
28/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
25/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
22/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
19/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
16/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
13/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
10/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
07/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
04/07/2008	27 Mins	1 Hr 11 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
01/07/2008	22 Mins	52 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins
28/06/2008	22 Mins	52 Mins	British Airways - 0 Mins	Virgin Atlantic Airways - 1 Hr 30 Mins

Travellers Comments on Manchester Airport

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David Motherwell

Posted on 15 January 2008 16:23

The delays at immigration was 60 minutes but most annoying was that the baggage took a further 40 minutes to arrive at the collection area. That meant it took nearly 2 hours for the baggage to arrive after tha plane landed.
We travel around the world regularly and find Manchester the worst airport for baggage handling anywhere in the world.

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Ian Bannister

Posted on 14 January 2008 23:11

10 mins to wait for steps to disembark.
5- 10 min walk.
40min at least to pass through immigration , they were short of staff;they made us form two queues that joined 1/2 way and that caused ruptions! When we got to 'bags' they were late but not as late as the rest of the passengers and the bags all piled up and the few passenger around had to go onto the carousel to sort them out!.
The time before this we were pushed , literally to the back of the queue by PIA passengers with customs - 'looking on'.
(flights back from Canaries) I am a English working Taxpayer.

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Howard Griffiths

Posted on 14 January 2008 19:02

The main objection at Manchester is the arrangement whereby mini busses dropping passengers off for any terminal have to use the bus station. The distance to Terminal 3 is terrible with luggage etc. Also pick up at T2 is in a field which has been made to look like a car park. Not too bad in the summer but awful in winter

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Michael Heath

Posted on 14 January 2008 16:15

One flight inbound from Malaga about 180 passengers we joined the queue from about middle of passengers embarking and it took 30 minutes to clear passport control. We were more fortunate than passengers in non eu passengers in adjoining queue. It seemed to be a flight in from Pakistan, there was something like 60/80 passengers still waiting, only one passport control operative and each individual passenger being very carefully scrutinised. The number of meeters and greeters waiting for these passengers effectively blocked the access to arrivals hall. We had to weave our way through this heaving mass

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Avri Benkwitz

Posted on 08 January 2008 20:25

"The management of our borders is fundamental to the interests of the United Kingdom. Our immigration system must allow us to manage properly who comes here and ensure people leave when they are no longer entitled to be here".

I have taken the time to look at the Border and Immigration Agency Website and found the above quotation to my amazment.

Does this include Manchester by any chance? Do not hold your breath. I hear the same excuses - it is the same everywhere.

The incidents and queuing we witnessed at Manchester last week returning from Tel Aviv via Frankfurt was neither managed nor proper.

Does Gordon Brown's border force have IIP? Investors In People or should it be Incompetent, Inept and Perilous.

I have written a formal complaint to my MP. I am not wasting anymore time dealing with customer focus teams as I am not a customer and do not want standard replies with the nonsense in quotation above.

Nor will I take out my anxieties on the people who have to implement this nonsense. Why should law abiding British people have to wait to get back home when we learn today overstayers are not being dealt with.

I am further infuriated when I discover from a close work colleague that anyone rich enough to fly into Manchester on a private jet is not seen at all. If this is true it is scandalous. I have enquired about this as well in my complaint. Does Gordon Brown or Lynne Honner know about that? Square that!

Firm? No Fair? No
A Solomon Benkwitz

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Simon Coverdale

Posted on 08 January 2008 19:08

Extremely frustrating at Manchester Terminal 2 having to wait 50 mins. Watched my p's and q's at passport control. Various flights. Announcements stating all available staff were dealing with flights.

I counted 3 officers - 2 male and female dealing with two queues not to mention flight crews. Hand it to them they must have eyes in the back of their heads. They were mucking in. around an hour waiting.

I see the funny side to the fact that I had to wait for the next N Express bus to Burnley. All in all 4 hours.

Si Coverdale
Colne near Burnley

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