Flying from Manchester Airport?
Be prepared for security lines.
Tourists leaving Manchester experience the longest delays when passing through metal detectors.
Almost two-thirds of passengers flying from MAN, the UK’s third busiest airport, will have to queue for at least 10 minutes in 2023.
Only 30 percent passed quickly and collected their belongings on the other side in less than five minutes.
Meanwhile, Gatwick led the pack.
Only a fifth of tourists who flew from there last year waited 10 minutes to get through security, according to data from a survey compiled by the Department of Transport and Civil Aviation (CAA).
Government investigators questioned 13,600 passengers about their experiences with security at Britain’s five busiest airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and Luton.
When broken down into specific terminals, the Manchester three were at the bottom of the table.
When broken down into specific terminals, the Manchester three were at the bottom of the table. Manchester Terminal 1 was the worst, with 19 per cent of passengers forced to wait more than 20 minutes, followed by Terminal 3 (17 per cent) and Terminal 2 (14 per cent).
Manchester Terminal 1 was the worst, with 19 per cent of passengers forced to wait more than 20 minutes, followed by Terminal 3 (17 per cent) and Terminal 2 (14 per cent).
Behind Manchester was Stansted Terminal 1 (7 percent).
For comparison, the comparative figure stood at just 1 per cent in Gatwick’s north and south terminals.
Heathrow’s newly renovated Terminal 4 moved 68 per cent of passengers through the queue in less than five minutes.
It comes after an investigation earlier this year named and shamed Wizz Air as the worst airline for UK flight delays.
The low-cost carrier’s departures from British airports averaged 31 minutes and 36 seconds at the end of last year, according to CAA data analysis.
This meant that Wizz Air ranked as the least punctual airline for flights to the UK for three years running, despite a reduction of almost a third compared to 2022.
Wizz Air, which sells tickets to holiday destinations in Greece and Spain for as little as £45, said it had made “significant improvements” but acknowledged there was “still work to do”.
Turkish Airlines recorded the second worst punctuality last year, with an average delay of 28 minutes and 36 seconds.