Manchester security have been absolutely the worst in the country for the 12 years I have had anything to do with them as both passenger and employee for airlines based there. Generally downright rude. The number of rejected bags an absolute farce and “operatives” making up rules on the hop. However the rots from the head.
Going through fast track at Manchester takes me the same time as going through Amsterdam normal queue with quite frankly a fraction of the passenger numbers. I’d hoped the new facilities at T2 would be better, and by the looks of things they are significantly better than T1, but starting from -10 it’s not an accolade to be proud of.
the airport can blame Easter holidays and Covid all it wants. But it is the management that is rotten. It has been for over a decade. It’s just taken the events of the last few weeks to expose their utter failings.