Birmingham Airport chaos enters 2nd day with holidaymakers ‘queuing out in cold AGAIN’ & 2 ‘treated for hypothermia’
BIRMINGHAM Airport has entered its second day of chaos amid claims two people were treated for hypothermia after queuing in the cold.
Travellers took to social media to moan about the delays at the airport with waits of one hour and 40 minutes reported.
BPMPassengers queuing outside Birmingham Airport’s front door yesterday morning[/caption]
BPMPassengers queuing outside Birmingham Airport’s front on June 6[/caption]
One X user wrote at 5.18am today: “I’m typically British so not a natural complainer but this is a proper shambles.
“Just treated two people for hypothermia.”
Another social media user, @BiteYourBrum, posted images showing swathes of holidaymakers queuing outside.
She wrote: “Birmingham Airport is an absolute shambles. Glad I came 3 hours early now.
“I can hardly see Departures but there’s hundreds in front of me just to get inside. Oh and if you come by monorail they’ll just send you outside to join this [the queues].
“And I cannot stress how p***ed off people are. Relentless complaining, feel incredibly sorry for the 3 girls they have out trying to calm people down.
“No hyperbole, this is the worst I have ever ever seen this airport.”
She said that it was “a bit speedier” once inside but “not much”.
“So all in all that was about 1 hour 40, for anyone wondering,” she added.
Another X user, Jodie Rhianon, also posted a picture of the queue outside the airport.
She wrote: “If you are thinking of flying from Birmingham airport anytime soon. Don’t.”
It comes following a day of chaos for the airport yesterday, which saw furious passengers forced to wait in huge queues.
Passengers due to fly from BHX were waiting outside the departure check-in areas before even reaching the security hall.
Holidaymakers vented their frustrations on social media yesterday, with one describing the airport as “carnage” and another saying the size of the queue was “disgraceful”.
A third said: “Travelling from Birmingham Airport is an absolute shambles. It has the longest queue for security that I’ve ever seen in my 49 years.
“And check in desks open 2 hours before, despite tickets recommending 3 hours. If you’re booking holiday now avoid it like the plague.”
A fourth posted: “As usual, chaos at Birmingham airport, still the worst airport for so many years.”
The airport had finished its £60million “state-of-the-art” security hall upgrade in May following months of construction work.
It will eventually allow passengers to carry liquids of up to two litres in cabin baggage.
But, despite the work being completed, the airport had previously said that “until further notice” passengers would only be able to carry liquids of up to 100ml as “partial regulatory restrictions” were in place.
The airport said the upgrade would allow it to accommodate 18 million passengers by 2033 – up from 12m currently.
A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said yesterday that the queue had, in fact, moved fast.
They said: “We had a usual busy morning at Birmingham Airport, with customers queuing in unfamiliar areas.
“The queue was long and skinny in parts however it moved quickly through the terminal.
“Although our new security hall is operational, we still have on-going building works on-site and are awaiting regulatory approval that will allow liquids of up to two litres to be taken through in cabin baggage.
“These building works will continue for the foreseeable future as we redevelop the airport, which is part of our planned, and previously announced, £300m investment.”
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