The airport has, though, reinforced its call for passengers to arrive three hours before flights with a significant increase in footfall expected during the school holiday period.

MAN expects more than 3.5 million passengers to pass through this summer – which represents its busiest period since the start of the pandemic – now the schools in its catchment area have broken up.
  
The airport has recruited more than 600 new staff since the start of 2022 in order to overcome some of the issues it faced earlier in the year and to ensure it can operate all of its airlines’ planned schedules this summer.
 
It also revealed 92% of people passed through security in under 30 minutes in July, while more than 95% of passengers got through security in under 30 minutes last week.

Ian Costigan, chief operating officer of Manchester airport, said: "As we head into the school holidays and the peak of summer season, we wanted to provide an update to passengers to reassure them before they travel through Manchester airport.
 
“We have made huge progress since April, having seen 600 people start work in security since the beginning of the year, with a further 280 waiting to clear background checks and start.
 
"And we are pleased to report that, as staff numbers have grown, the experience provided to the vast majority of our passengers has improved."