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Belfast City Airport: Technical issues causing 'large' queues

Belfast City Airport: Technical issues causing 'large' queues

BBC News17-04-2025
Technical issues at Belfast City Airport are causing large queues, passengers have said.Andrew McQuillan is travelling for work but says the airport is very busy with holidaymakers."It took me 30 minutes to get my bag dropped off and it doesn't look like this will be resolved any time soon," he said.The airport has said: "There is a technical issue that we are aware of and are working to resolve as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes".
Former journalist Mervyn Jess is travelling to London for the Easter holidays.He said "the main belt drive is not working" and described the queue as "large"."All the flights are going into one queue," he added.Mr Jess said passengers are "concerned" they will miss their flights.Belfast City Airport has been approached for comment.
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