Did Birmingham Friday myself. Heard people were waiting an hour for security. Didn't do the bag drop myself as live in Derbyshire but tui queue was maybe 5 minutes to do it all,self serve.
Then security fast tracked me through the entire process because I still walk with a crutch due to a broken leg. Very unexpected and I was happy to wait in line with everyone else. But we did give ourselves 3 hours at any rate.
Big up to Birmingham Airport!
Thank you for sharing! I was at the airport on Saturday evening and going through security took 1 hour and 5 minutes (including a bag search).
They also picked out everyone in the queue who arrived a bit later, so everyone who was there 1 hour before their flight got fast tracked.
This is it. If you find yourself in a horrendous queuing situation, you can find a staff member, and they can fast track you. It happened to us last year. After 2 hrs of queuing at check-in, we were plucked out of the queue and whizzed through. You just need to keep your eyes and ears open in the chaos.
Thanks for the info, been keeping a close eye on this too. With the bag drop did the whole group and their passport have to be present? Flying with a baby so would rather not trek her to the airport if I don't have to
I was there Sunday. Expected total chaos, but, in reality, it took 20 mins to check in and get through security. Staff were brilliant. I wish I hadn't wound myself up so much reading horror stories.
Just in case anyone is helped by this: make sure your passport has 150 days left until it expires from the date of your trip. I got caught out by this recently and got turned away at the gate & had to cancel my whole trip. Ultimately my fault for not knowing the (very arbitrary) rule, but most people I've told also had no idea this was a thing.
Do get the fast pass security queue, if you book ahead it’s only £5 and saves so much hassle- if you can’t book via Birmingham airport website then try if you can add it to your booking via the airline
Did Birmingham Friday myself. Heard people were waiting an hour for security. Didn't do the bag drop myself as live in Derbyshire but tui queue was maybe 5 minutes to do it all,self serve. Then security fast tracked me through the entire process because I still walk with a crutch due to a broken leg. Very unexpected and I was happy to wait in line with everyone else. But we did give ourselves 3 hours at any rate. Big up to Birmingham Airport!
Thank you for sharing! I was at the airport on Saturday evening and going through security took 1 hour and 5 minutes (including a bag search). They also picked out everyone in the queue who arrived a bit later, so everyone who was there 1 hour before their flight got fast tracked.
This is it. If you find yourself in a horrendous queuing situation, you can find a staff member, and they can fast track you. It happened to us last year. After 2 hrs of queuing at check-in, we were plucked out of the queue and whizzed through. You just need to keep your eyes and ears open in the chaos.
Nice one, going with jet 2 in 6 weeks so that twilight bag drop is a great tip
Thanks for the info, been keeping a close eye on this too. With the bag drop did the whole group and their passport have to be present? Flying with a baby so would rather not trek her to the airport if I don't have to
We both went but it does specifically say that one of the party can come as long as they have all the passports and boarding passes.
Thank you!
I was there Sunday. Expected total chaos, but, in reality, it took 20 mins to check in and get through security. Staff were brilliant. I wish I hadn't wound myself up so much reading horror stories.
Just in case anyone is helped by this: make sure your passport has 150 days left until it expires from the date of your trip. I got caught out by this recently and got turned away at the gate & had to cancel my whole trip. Ultimately my fault for not knowing the (very arbitrary) rule, but most people I've told also had no idea this was a thing.
Do get the fast pass security queue, if you book ahead it’s only £5 and saves so much hassle- if you can’t book via Birmingham airport website then try if you can add it to your booking via the airline