The situation has prompted Tui to advise passengers flying from BHX to arrive at least three hours before their flight is due to depart owing to the delays, which have been exacerbated by a government U-turn on the rules at airport security – one that has been criticised by the UK’s trade body for airports.
Agent's video shows Birmingham airport security queue snaking out of terminal
Airports
James Chapple
14 June 2024
Birmingham airport is warning passengers it is "imperative" they comply with existing hand luggage rules when they seek to clear security after footage showed the queue snaking through the airport, out the building and down the road to arrivals.
BHX was one of only a handful of UK airports to meet the government's 1 June deadline (Credit: iStock)
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