Manchester passenger timeslots

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) is to trial free 15min pre-booked security slots as part of a new standard for safe air travel.

The airport operator says the scheme will allow it to manage the volume of passengers coming through security more efficiently and help keep queues shorter.

By booking their free slot, passengers will benefit from access to a dedicated lane straight to the security checkpoint and will be able to reach the departure lounge quicker. The availability of slots is limited and will be operated on a first come first booked basis.  Passengers are encouraged to make a booking around two hours before their flight departure time and asked to arrive within the chosen slot. If they arrive outside the allocated time, they will not be able to access the dedicated line and will be redirected to the security queue, which may be longer than usual given social distancing measures that are in place.

Manchester is the first UK Airport to announce such a scheme.  The booking system was developed by MAGO which is MAG’s in-house digital business, aimed at providing industry leading online technology for airports. If successful, the technology will be put in place at the group’s other airports at Stansted and East Midlands.

The airport has also announced that Emirates has resumed flights to Dubai, a twice weekly Boeing 777-300ER service on Wednesday and Sunday.

www.magairports.com

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