The worst airports for security queues in the UK have been unveiled, and once again, it’s pretty grim reading for Manchester.
The UK’s third largest airport grabbed headlines repeatedly due to its scenes of chaos for travellers this past summer – with long delays, unplanned flight cancellations, and queues so long that many were required to turn up hours in advance and even then still miss their flights in the most unfortunate cases.
Just last month, it was officially named the worst airport in the UK for 2023 in the annual rankings by consumer group Which? – which gathered feedback from more than 7,000 people about their experiences of flying from UK airports between July 2020 and July 2022.
And now, instead of looking at the chaos as a whole, Which? has turned its turned its attentions solely to the airport security queues.
After almost 1,300 people who travelled from a UK airport over a six-month period were asked how long they queued at security, Leeds Bradford Airport has ranked top of a list of 14, with Manchester Airport taking the fourth spot.
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Top 5 Worst UK Airports for Security Queues
Leeds Bradford – 35 minutes
Bristol – 30 minutes
Birmingham – 24 minutes
Manchester – 24 minutes
Heathrow – 20 minutes
Manchester (8%) was one of nine UK airports where travellers reported security queues in excess of an hour.
7% of respondents also said they had missed a flight because they were stuck in excessively long queues at airports such as Manchester, Bristol, and Birmingham.
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Credit: Manchester Airport
On the other end of the scale, City Airport in East London was named the best performing airport with estimated security queue times of 12 minutes, with Belfast City and Glasgow International also among the airports to have performed well, each having an average wait of 13 minutes.
Speaking on the results of the recent survey, Guy Hobbs – Editor of Which? Travel – said: “Travellers this year have borne the brunt of unprecedented chaos at UK airports, with huge numbers enduring long queues and some even missing a flight due to excessive wait times to clear security.
“Your choice of airport shouldn’t make or break your holiday.
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“But for too many travellers this year, that has been the case, so we’d recommend choosing an airport with a better record on queues and treatment of passengers, even if that involves travelling slightly further from home.”
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Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
Emily Sergeant -
23rd November 2022 
