Originally Posted by
lfc84
Friends used Manchester for a holiday to Rhodes with Tui recently. They said airport check in queue was 1 hour. They say security had 2 lanes open and took 50 minutes to get through.
On the way back they said they landed late and were on the plane for 1 hour because there were no steps or bus to allow them to disembark. They should have landed at 01.40 but due to various delays it was 4.15am when they collected their bags.
The following day they flew to IOM and the boarding gate was announced on the screens, so they went to the gate. Then whilst at the gate the screen said final call. However, they said boarding had not commenced - even though the plane was on the apron.
Personally I find it frustrating that certain posters are quick to criticise MAN while keen, perhaps understandably, to promote their own airport.
Obviously, I can't deny the accuracy of these 3rd party reports but am happy to comment our own experience at MAN. Arriving at T2 at 03.30 for a 06.00 TUI flight on a busy Monday morning 3 weeks ago, we were checked in and through security by 04.00. There were plenty of Swissport and as I recall, TUI staff in the check in area...
I accept there have been other reports which said that queues for TUI check-in were well back into the Skylink, but which also pointed out that the queue was moving fairly quickly with plenty of staff on hand and check-in took about 30 minutes. It would be interesting to know if Swissport are fully staffed for this summer..
And based on the stats produced by MAN for average times at security for the 3 Terminals in recent months and the data for waiting times displayed on their web site, I would suggest your friends must have been desperately unlucky, assuming of course you believe them not to be exaggerating.. .
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