Originally Posted by
HOVIS
I'll say this again because the message is not getting through. It is not just security. All departments, operators, handling agents etc are understaffed at the moment.
Even if you could fill all the vacant security posts (you won't because the t&cs are cr@p) there would still be huge delays.
Having been through MAN on a T3 first wave departure last week, this is certainly the reality. I actually cleared security in around 30-35 minutes. Once in the terminal there were lengthy queues at the F&B places that were actually open, in large part because a number weren't open at all. Boarding took an age as there was a single handling agent dealing with a completely full flight.
This doesn't excuse the MAG-specific problems, but it does demonstrate that there is a much wider issue at play here.