Holidaymakers have been stuck in airport chaos for more than an hour as the half-term gets off to a miserable start. Passengers have blasted the security controls at as a "shambles" and "terrible" after long delays blighted their getaways. The travel misery came after Birmingham Airport passengers were warned they would experience a major change to how they queue, transit to airside and carry liquids from this weekend, as the travel hub rolls out its brand new security check-points.
While the airport assured that the roll out of its "state-of-the-art" security hall upgrade was complete, passengers arriving at the airport today have been far from happy. Peterborough mum Hannah Wright said: "Security is a shambles - anyone can come this far. We've been waiting an hour to fly to .
Our son is claustrophobic so it's hard for him. It puts a dampener on the start of our holiday. There is nothing in place for children who might struggle in situations like this.
" Worcester man Phil Adams said: "It's been terrible. We've been queuing for over an hour. It's really tiring and hot.
We are flying to Orlando for a holiday of a lifetime so this is not the best start." Birmingham Airport had confirmed they have "fully resourced" their teams with "additional colleagues from across the business" assisting holidaymakers in the terminal, reported . There were more teething issues at the airport yesterday.
One person wrote on social media: "#birminghamairport is a total farce, been here twice in t.