it s expected to be a really busy few days as people head off on holiday. for many families, their first trip abroad since the pandemic. but there have been big queues at manchester airport and other airports as well. we have seen examples of that from this morning. these images are from manchester airport, queueing for security and long queues at check in. the reason we are told is because of a lack of staff and that is caused by a combination of factors. a high level of sickness because of covid and on top of that, unfilled vacancies. the travel industry has been hit so hard by the pandemic and as a result, workers were either laid off or themselves chose to leave the
as sickness absence there are vacancies. so you have recruitment problems. luton airport, at the moment, 400 job vacancies. that includesjobs in moment, 400 job vacancies. that includes jobs in security, firefighters, check in, hospitality, all sorts of different roles. before the pandemic there were 9500 working at luton airport. that combines to make a rather grim experience for what should be a pleasurable start to the holiday for so many. studio: do they know how long these delays will last? they are expecting it could last six weeks, up to two macro months. people are advised to leave extra time. we are always told to leave plenty of time to get through check in and security but leave more time at the moment. you might think
travellers have been hit by disruption over the past week, and the coming weekend is expected to see some operators return to pre pandemic levels. here s our transport correspondent katy austin. airport and airlines hit so badly during a pandemic are trying to scale up again quickly. but many people s pre easter trips had a bumpy start. there were long queues at some airports last weekend, including at manchester which has had problems for weeks. the manchester which has had problems for weeks. , , ., ., ., for weeks. the biggest area of challenae for weeks. the biggest area of challenge we for weeks. the biggest area of challenge we have for weeks. the biggest area of challenge we have had - for weeks. the biggest area of challenge we have had is - for weeks. the biggest area of challenge we have had is here| for weeks. the biggest area of l challenge we have had is here in security. challenge we have had is here in securi . , challenge we have had is here in securi . . , ., , ,