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Manchester airport is the worst airport I’ve been to.
I’ve been to many airports around the world including in “3rd” world countries and Manchester airport is crap. I’ve been to Nouakchott in Mauritania Africa, Bintulu and Miri in Malaysia in Sarawak on the Borneo island.
SamuthNBS
Granada Airport a few years ago were still using paper ledgers instead of computer check in systems. Now that is a delay.
youlookedatmyusername
Yup can concur. My last flight was delayed with FlyBe, in Manchester. Worst airport visited.
Noblert
Those three examples are all tourist gateways
rtb32
Manchester airport is THE worst airport. The building is falling down and security takes hours, literally hours.
Hengabecka
Was this today (Sat 18/12)? My friend flew from MAN to IAD via DUB yesterday with no problems. Sounds bad for people who missed flights.
NonExistingWisper
I've been to a few too but I'll take Manchester over Lyon any day
PirateRubberDuck
I wonder if it has gotten worse with this fog.
cattywumpus
That looks like O'Hare on an average Tuesday.
INeverWaitForIt
I absolutely hate every time I have to go through O'Hare. It's always a crowded hellscape. Detroit is surprisingly awesome as an airport.
AimlessSavant
Understaffed? Hmmbst it's almost like I can guess with great accuracy they don't pay their employees well enough to keep.
troyandabedpostoniiiiimgur
Probably COVID. UK is pretending the Pandemic is finished so how we're facing the highest cases per day since it started.
baltec1
Security industry is massively understaffed because everyone is leaving to fill better paid jobs with much better hours.
StrayItalianGreyhound
LAX holds the position of Worst Airport for me, last time I was there they blared a high pitched keening over the intercom for 30 minutes
immortalbucket
Omicron likes this ??
TuurDeCabooter
Exporting omicron.
ionicseraph
As an airport employee, people always go to the nearest TSA checkpoint, regardless of the line, and ignore the empty one 5 minutes away
LurkerOfDarkness
Personally I found LAX worse than Manchester.
ImFunnierThanYallGiveMeCreditFor
Good. Stay home. There's a pandemic going around
ThrowAwayAcct0000
If Canada would just hurry up and force airlines to return people’s money, I would, but Otherwise, I’m flying.
ianmartin21718
email them that you tested posative. They have to give your money back.
YouAreTheOnesWhoAreTheBallLickers
AllTheGoodOnesWereGone
Manchester England, England? Across the Atlantic Sea?
LurkerOfDarkness
Nah, Manchester, England. Across the north sea.
Ashbashrasher
Terrible airport! My partner got his passport destroyed by the customs and giving no reason, we are Irish and we getting a connecting flight
Ashbashrasher
Oh and apparently lipstick is a liquid???
Frederf
GlenL
The amount of people tell me it's a busy airport in a large city, but the size of the building tells me it's a small airport in a town
MrWobblyHead
Flew out of and back into Manchester Airport once, and it was enough to make me never want to use it again.
theamazingtypo
Yeah we always try and avoid Manchester and fly from Liverpool or Leeds Bradford instead. Much better airports
xcelita
Manchester airport sent my luggage to the wrong place
TheMeanGombeen
Approx 50,000 bags are misdirected every day world wide. (Pre-covid stats).
xcelita
And I asked a security guard for directions and she unlocked a door to a stairwell and told me to walk up to the next floor and closed it..
xcelita
behind me. The door on the next floor was locked. The door she had let me in was also locked. I was trapped in his stairwell for several
xcelita
minutes until a different security guard opened the door and grilled me on why I was in a locked stairwell. I still had no idea where to go
kickmyballsrealhard
I’m currently waiting for my delayed flight. Got here at noon for my 2:30 flight. It’s been delayed twice now back to 5:15.
CrazyCatLad
I got stranded in Charlotte overnight. 3pm flight finally cancelled around 11pm after delays and new planes. Booked a flight to Philly >>
CrazyCatLad
>> the next day at 11am and drove back home to Bradley Airport in Connecticut. Fucking sucked. Fuck American Airlines.
postlovestoast
Was this last night? I also had huge issues with American in Manchester.
CommandantOwl
Ah crap hope you made it on! I'm due to fly out from there tomorrow. Regretting the choice already...
MorrighanWolf
change airports mate
kickmyballsrealhard
I have finally boarded the flight, about to take off!
AutismVaccine
3rd World refers to countries that are neutral to NATO and Warsaw Pact countries. It's not referring to how developed the country is.
arkavian
Had to explain this to some dipshit at work recently
MarcUK
Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun, so technically all countries are "3rd world". xD
Zahnradfee
Nice! :D ..... Right now I'm working on a story where it is also figuratively a "3rd world planet".
tlamstrike
The Warsaw Pact countries were 2nd World.
yuikol14
Your username suits you well
TacoPoweredHelicopter
Language evolves.
Treblaine
Maybe cold war terminology should simply be retired. It's a loaded term, loaded with both implied and unintended meaning.
MaverickBlacksmithing
https://www.history.com/news/why-are-countries-classified-as-first-second-or-third-world
thepatioheater
Used to be a baggage handler there and we were just so understaffed that if a single thing went wrong we couldn't recover!
kirmes
Make it public! Tell the newspapers! Tell bloggers! Tell TV stations. Or else things will never change.
thepatioheater
This was years ago now. 3yrs on Christmas Eve since my last day. I imagine covid changed a lot
aFadingMemory
Why uh. Don't they just hire more people?
thepatioheater
They tried. New staff would come, see how bad it is coz we're understaffed, and leave again! So few new hires stuck it out
kirmes
That would cost money and big boss cannot have 3 yachts and weekly hooker parties.
thepatioheater
Remember a few years ago when people were waiting til 4am for bags from Ryanair flights? I finished midnight that night! Absolute chaos!
thepatioheater
A fire alarm delayed all the flights and staff went home and I was the only team leader on the terminal left with all this backlog. Office
thepatioheater
staff and firefighters came to try and get the baggage offloaded. They asked me to stay behind but I said no coz no it would have been just
thepatioheater
me as none of the 8 team members would have stayed (normally I led a team of 4 but needs must). Not sure how it is anymore but yeah
thepatioheater
Great job. Would recommend! Get paid to exercise, work with planes. Never again though. 3am alarms can puss off.
mike13815
The 2008 financial crisis made zero or negative staff fulfillment standard across all industries. Lasted 16 months but once we were used to
Carl99
I don't know about everywhere, but worked at a place like that, still have nightmares about being back there.
mike13815
"Our compensation is competitive compared to industry standards" means they'll pay you exactly what everyone else does for the same shit job
mike13815
it, it became universal. They found piling 10 employees worth of work on 5 employees works - who cares if turnover is high due to burnout?
florpglorp
This is what happens when workers do not own the means of production
BillHubbard
Agree Manchester is the crappiest airport of them all. With a special FU to the security staff. Yet, not as crappy as Apple news.
dudeinjapan
Unless Detroit airport has changed in the last decade, I’ll take Manchester any day
LordNergal
A marine I know says he's seen flight strips where airplanes are getting shot at as they land that had fewer issues than Manchester.
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
that's because the biggest threats to lives and basic comfort are OUTSIDE the planes and airports in those places
hapyfeet
have you been to Luton?
BillHubbard
Yep. Walk in the park compared to Manchester. I'd rather row my way out via the channel.
baronthompson
What’s Apple news got to do with the price of fish?
BillHubbard
That's where OP linked to.
brucom
We landed a C-130 in a pasture in Bolivia, while the locals ran crowd control to keep the cows clear.
warhawk7
This story implies people actually enjoy seeing family, rather than it being an obligation to which a cancelled flight would be welcome.
mmemarlie
Coworker is supposed to go home for Xmas. Hubby is sick. She prays it's covid so she's doesn't have to go home. Not covid.
DrKleiner007
I do hope for you that you will find that for yourself one day. All the best and Merry Christmas.
godofhorizons
I feel sorry for you
worldsokayestspeler
Tbh some people actually love their family. I love mine (at least the part we still speak to lol)
Evanrudeplz
That's because the 'hur dur I hate my family' trope is an online echo chamber.
Wozzup
Funny way of spelling joke but ok pal
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
They were trying to *leave* Manchester
IKnowWhereSydBarrettLived
United fans heading back to Surrey?
Ultin8
The truth of this is wasted on much of this website sadly
Goblor
I used to think like this.. this is the first Christmas where I'm excited to see my close family.
Jamesstin
Recently sober? Lol
Goblor
Kinda.. I'm trying lol just weed tho
warhawk7
To be clear, immediate family is great. Extended family (aka holiday family) can be a real test of patience (for most, I think)
Goblor
Yeah for sure keeping up a social mask is exhausting
OnlyPositiveFavourites
I mean... Yeah. My family is close and catch up every weekend. Xmas is going to be awesome.
BlancheTuttle
Not to be confused with Manchester NH which has a wonderful small airport.
tantallous
oh okay thanks. i was super confused
MisterETrain
Due to being officially named “Manchester-Boston” airport, I once witnessed some poor soul think they were at Logan where their flight was
sheiswhiskeyinateacup
Yes. Yes it is! North Country unite!
ChristopherHaarlock
There's Dozens of us! Dozens!
JefftheIntern
Concord here!
roosterninja0757
Warren!
Nellisir
Yeah, I was briefly like wtf, did the guy with the keys not show up to unlock the vending machines or something?
CrazyCatLad
I live in CT and Bradley airport is such a cakewalk compared to other shitholes. Wish it flew direct to more international places though.
rbudrick
International, even. But still almost always have to go to boston to get a reasonable flight anywhere.
BlancheTuttle
MHT is great for flights to other locations in the northeast or to Florida
diregamer
I'm flying in there in a week and was legitimately concerned, thank you.
BlancheTuttle
You're gonna love it. It's big enough to have major carriers but small enough to easily navigate. Not too crowded.
HughGRecti0n
Manchvegas sucks. Lol The city that is.
BlancheTuttle
It's no better or worse than most other small cities. A definite lack of diversity and it's kind boring, but other than that it's not bad
spitfires2000
Missed the plane? Try the train. Train brakes down? Try automobiles. During trip sleep in shady motels and burn the car. It'll be fun!
SaltyRimjob
Those aren’t pillows!
djangojazz
You think this vehicle is road worthy do you?
ArtOfKarolMichalec
I dont think we have motels in the uk
ligmabolz
I don't think they're flying to places in England. Most likely to places outside the island
spitfires2000
Oh.
talianagisan
*stands on rusty overgrown tracks* WHAT FUCKING TRAIN? big daddy auto said no train.
troy1984
sjs260563
that would make a great movie
ilasid
Just saw that last night!
jdell64
Cars, locomotives, and jets. Sounds fun
lowemasterpro
The British remake. Starring Nick Frost and Jack Dee.
jdell64
I would love to watch British remakes of famous movies
spitfires2000
hitdog42
Great movie
sjs260563
told ya ;)
fiery831
Those aren't pillows!
Huskyboiler
Why’d you kiss my hand?
HandoB4Javert
spitfires2000
Two men, that's manly.