Birmingham Airport chaos enters 2nd day with holidaymakers stuck in huge queues AGAIN & 2 ‘treated for hypothermia’

BIRMINGHAM Airport has reportedly seen two people being treated for hypothermia amid a second chaos at the site.

Hundreds of people are believed to have been left standing in the cold today amid reports of problems at the airport.

Passengers queuing outside Birmingham Airport’s front door yesterday morning
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Passengers queuing outside Birmingham Airport’s front door yesterday morningCredit: BPM
Passengers queuing outside Birmingham Airport’s front on June 6
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Passengers queuing outside Birmingham Airport’s front on June 6Credit: BPM

One X user wrote at 5.18am today: "I’m typically British so not a natural complainer but this is a proper shambles.

"Just treated two people for hypothermia."

It comes following a day of chaos for the airport yesterday, which saw furious passengers forced to wait in huge queues.

Passengers due to fly from BHX were waiting outside the departure check-in areas before even reaching the security hall.

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Holidaymakers vented their frustrations on social media, with one describing the airport as "carnage" and another saying the size of the queue was "disgraceful".

A third said: "Travelling from Birmingham Airport is an absolute shambles. It has the longest queue for security that I’ve ever seen in my 49 years.

"And check in desks open 2 hours before, despite tickets recommending 3 hours. If you’re booking holiday now avoid it like the plague."

A fourth posted: "As usual, chaos at Birmingham airport, still the worst airport for so many years."

One flyer said it took one hour and 17 minutes to get through security.

The airport had finished its £60million "state-of-the-art" security hall upgrade in May following months of construction work.

Furious passengers are forced to wait in huge queues at major UK airport

It will eventually allow passengers to carry liquids of up to two litres in cabin baggage.

But, despite the work being completed, the had previously airport said that "until further notice" passengers would only be able to carry liquids of up to 100ml as "partial regulatory restrictions" were in place.

The airport said the upgrade would allow it to accommodate 18 million passengers by 2033 - up from 12m currently.

A Birmingham Airport spokesperson said yesterday that the queue had, in fact, moved fast.

They said: “We had a usual busy morning at Birmingham Airport, with customers queuing in unfamiliar areas.

"The queue was long and skinny in parts however it moved quickly through the terminal.

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"Although our new security hall is operational, we still have on-going building works on-site and are awaiting regulatory approval that will allow liquids of up to two litres to be taken through in cabin baggage.

"These building works will continue for the foreseeable future as we redevelop the airport, which is part of our planned, and previously announced, £300m investment.”