Chaos at airport

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Hi I'm sure to fly to America from Manchester. If I miss my flight because of staffing delays what can I do? Is there any compensation?? Do the flights wait for passengers? Thank you
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There is compensation for delays. Food & drink vouchers, hotel stays. If you Google Simon Calder, I’m sure you’ll find articles he’s written which tell you exactly what you may be offered in these kind of situations.
If you don't make it through the congested airport security queues but the flight operates then you have no compensation rights from the airline and I doubt that the airport would be under any obligation to do anything either.
On the other hand, if airline staffing is inadequate and that leads to delayed or cancelled flights then you do have rights, as explained in the above article....
Some airlines have been delaying flights to allow people to get to the gate, not least because they have to upload their bags if they do not travel but they are under no obligation to do so and no compensation will be offered. The airport is a shambles, it was before Covid, I used to travel through once or twice a month but security was always slow and I completely gave up using it. The management has known how many passengers would be travelling but seemingly failed to take steps early enough to recruit sufficient staff, heads should roll but I doubt they will
Jumping before being pushed?
Have people forgotten over the last 2 years?
It sounds like some of the issues are caused by travellers.
100% agree.
For us it's always been a nightmare to get to (not flown from MAN since before covid so don't know how the new bypass makes a difference). It's sometimes taken almost 3 hours for a 50 mile journey.
Getting through Security was always awful.
The staff seemed to bark random orders out, such a hubbub that you couldn't hear what they were telling you to do.
We've voted with our feet and now depart from a different airport.
We always find Stansted problematic and wouldn’t use it by choice. We used Luton last year when our flights were changed and found that was OK as well, yet in the past we’d heard some real horror stories about it.
I’m using City next month, I dislike the airport as it’s always crowded due to it being so small, but it’s fast and easy and the views as you take off and land are wonderful!
All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
It's like "speedy boarding". If most people pay for it then it isn't the quick option any more.