Manchester Airport has issued a fresh warning to passengers travelling over Christmas and New Year amid the start of Border Force strikes.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union employed by the Home Office to operate passport booths walked out on Friday at Manchester Airport.
The Border Force strikes will take place every day for the rest of the year, except December 27. Travellers were warned to expect delays amid fears that long queues at passport control could lead to people being held on planes, disrupting subsequent departures.
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Military personnel and volunteers from the civil service have been trained to check passports but passengers arriving at Manchester Airport were issued a warning.
In posters put up across the terminals, passengers were told of potential disruption. The message on the posters read: "Information for anyone travelling back into the UK on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st of December.
"If you are arriving into Manchester Airport on these days you may experience longer immigration queues that normal due to strike action being taken by UK Border Force officers at several UK ports.
"Anyone travelling during the affected period should look out for communications from their airline."
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