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Mellissa Dzinzi

Leeds Bradford Airport chaos as huge queues stretch round car park

These were the scenes at Leeds Bradford Airport over the weekend as more holidaymakers were faced with travel chaos.

Passengers were filmed waiting in a long line snaking around the airport in Yeadon in a post shared on social media on Sunday (May 29).

SanMiguelMalaga tweeted: “Start your holiday in the worst possible way at @LBIAirport. Toytown will have a better airport.”

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On Saturday, passengers described the 'utter chaos' that greeted them at the airport with videos of 'hundreds' of suitcases left 'abandoned' in the baggage halls shared by disgruntled jet setters.

The airport, along with others across the country including Manchester Airport, have been faced with similar problems for weeks.

Holidaymakers have been advised to arrive three hours before the flight as they were anticipating longer queues for the security process.

In a bid to tackle the problems, Leeds Bradford Airport is still recruiting for roles such as customer service and security.

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