Travel chaos caused by staff shortages at one of the UK's busiest airports is likely to continue for several weeks, its boss has warned. The admission comes amid reports that passengers missed bank holiday flights because they were stuck in queues of passengers waiting to get through security.
Birmingham Airport chief executive Nick Barton blamed a 12-week "lag" between recruiting new employees and making them operational for the ongoing security delays, which resulted in some furious passengers miss flights on Bank Holiday Monday, reports BirminghamLive.
Passengers using the airport have complained about long security queues for more than a month because of the rocketing demand for flights after coronavirus restrictions were eased. The hub admitted it was suffering from staff shortages after many workers were laid off during the pandemic.
