Airport shouts ‘we are NOT Alton Towers’ as bid halts to reduce 2-hour queues

BIRMINGHAM Airport has refused to implement a queuing feature introduced by Alton Towers in a bid to tackle two-hour security lines. Just weeks after the 100ml hand baggage rules were abolished, crowds of holidaymakers gathered at the entrance to West Midlands airport. A queue at Birmingham Airport on June 19Credit: BPM Birmingham Airport, pictured here … Read more

Travel chaos is hitting Birmingham Airport AGAIN a week after the carry-on bag ban

TRAVEL chaos strikes again at Birmingham Airport as hundreds of people are stuck outside. Huge queues at the entrance to West Midlands Airport come just a week after the 100ml hand baggage rules were scrapped. From 5am the lines at Birmingham Airport started to growCredit: CharmlessMan1/X A board at departure displays ‘final call’ for many … Read more

Sinister new tactics used by crooks to snatch phones and access cash

THIEVES are stealing personal details from banking, credit card and shopping apps by tricking victims into unlocking their phones, a Sun on Sunday investigation has revealed. This sneaky tactic involves criminals asking unsuspecting strangers for directions so they open their mobile phones to access online maps before the devices are taken. Thieves steal personal information … Read more