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People getting really angry as a message being heard in airport to say luggage wait time is 30mins which is just not accurate. It's been 1 hour 40 minutes and still not here. Don’t know how long they have been waiting but complaints of not being given any info. Some pretty angry passengers on flights before us. In running updates from the airport, they said: Shortly after 7am one TUI passenger, who did not wish to be named, told BirminghamLive 'people were getting really angry' as baggage handlers took two hours to get to their flight after landing from the Dominican Republic. Passengers were left fuming this morning after reportedly receiving 'no information' as they faced long delays at Birmingham Airport. This is a live blog, we will be updating it with the latest from the airport including any statements from BHX. While some heading off last night had more success - and told how the airport was running like a 'well oiled machine'. Others said holiday-makers were so tired they took to sleeping on the floor as they waited at baggage reclaim. And it followed after waiting for hours to jet off on his holiday because of a lack of ground staff at the airport. One passenger told how he faced a two hour delay to get off the plane on Friday night. Read more: Birmingham Airport passengers 'angry and exhausted' after hours waiting for bags But there have been warnings staffing levels at the airport may not fully recover until the autumn.
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New security staff were set to be in their roles by the start of June to help keep queues moving. The staff-cut airport - which lost 43 per cent of its workforce to pandemic redundancies - has battled to recruit fast enough to cope with a surge in passenger numbers since Covid travel restrictions were lifted in March. Their flight also faced delays taking off due to 'a lack of ground staff' at Birmingham Airport. Exhausted passengers are reportedly sleeping on the floor amid lengthy baggage waits while other frustrated holiday-makers waited two hours to disembark the plane.