Birmingham Airport: People asked to arrive on time amid 'chaos' claims

Passengers described facing long queues on Tuesday morning with one person saying it was "ridiculous" whilst another described it as a "poor experience".

Birmingham Airport chiefs said queues were managed and steadily moving as they helped many of the more than 14,000 customers booked to fly out on Tuesday.

A spokesman advised: "As always, we ask customers to arrive at the airport exactly when your airline advises – and to help us help you keep queues moving by removing any liquids, gels, pastes and electrical items from your bags before our security x-ray scanners."

And of the 15,000 customers booked to fly out of Birmingham Airport on Monday, 99.9 per cent successfully caught their flights – with everyone who missed their flight being rebooked.

The situation on Monday was described as "absolute chaos" and "manic" by people on Twitter, with others branding it a "lack of management".

Long queues have been reported at airports across the UK in recent weeks, including at Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted.

This has been blamed on a number of factors, including the time it takes for new ground staff to pass security clearance, staff sickness, a lack of Border Force officials and the spike in demand for travel following the end of the UK's coronavirus restrictions.