Passengers at Manchester Airport have faced chaos with queues of up to four hours today as airlines struggle to cope with soaring demands.

This comes after would-be travellers have faced cancelled flights and long queues at UK airports on Monday as millions of people embarked on half-term getaways or trips to coincide with the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Not just Manchester, but airports all across the country have had to deal with this amid ongoing staff shortages.

A statement from Manchester Airports said: “This is not the experience we want passengers to have at Manchester Airport and we are sorry to hear customers have faced disruption.”

It added: “We are in contact with the senior management teams of the relevant airlines and ground handlers to understand the cause of these issues and to support their efforts to resolve them as quickly as possible.”

Mnachester Airport is one of the most popular flight routes into and out of the region by holiday makers from Bolton, with Bolton Council also a major shareholder in the airport along with the other nine Greater Manchester authorities.

Bolton Council leader Cllr Martyn Cox has previously called on the airport's management to "get a grip" of recent chaotic situations such as those seen earlier this year in April. 

Airlines such as easyJet and Tui have cancelled a number of flights this week in an attempt to boost reliability.

One holiday maker who had been trying to get through Manchester Airport was Chris Price, a battlefield guide, who was travelling with his family to the Dominican Republic.

Speaking to the PA news agency, he said: “Tui’s lack of communication with passengers is shocking.

"Nobody was there to assist or help if needed, and now the flight is delayed.

“It spoils an exciting time, especially for children, my son is pulling his hair out.

“The sad part is it’s entirely avoidable if Tui communicated.”

In response, Tui has told passengers on social media it is “doing everything to minimise disruption to our flying schedule”, adding that “the majority of our flights are operating with minimal disruption”.