Birmingham Airport has denied claims that passengers needed to be treated for hypothermia after new travel restrictions led to travellers queueing for hours. Hundreds of people were left queuing outside for several hours this morning, with one person claiming on two of the unlucky holidaymakers had to be treated for hypothermia. @DrSimonCMP said this morning: ”I’m typically British so not a natural complainer but this is a proper shambles @bhx_official Just treated two people for hypothermia.
" However, a spokesperson for has denied this claim, saying: “We had no reports of hypothermia or any calls to our medical line to assist passengers. We have fully trained first aiders onsite and none of our staff were called to treat anyone.” The travel chaos follows on from more queues yesterday, which may have been linked to confusion over the new laws about the volume of liquid passengers are permitted to carry in their hand luggage.
New scanners at the airport mean that passengers no longer need to bother removing their 100ml bottles from their bag, and in the coming months, the airport is looking to Electronics like laptops can also stay inside people’s luggage. Once the security upgrade is complete, passengers will be permitted to carry up to two litres of liquids through the airport - a game changer. However, until the security upgrade can be fully completed, the 100ml restriction is still in place.
A spokesperson for the airport said that ongoing construction, and the l.
