26/09/2026
⚠️ MANCHESTER AIRPORT PICKUPS
As many of you know, navigating around Manchester Airport to pick up or drop off is no simple task anymore and it's becoming worse every day with the congestion 🙁
So many of you have told us you’re thinking of flying from other airports next time purely because it’s become so chaotic and stressful arriving and flying from here and we absolutely agree with you because it's an absolute joke 💔
There are currently significant queues of traffic, with vehicles all trying to access the airport’s pickup and drop-off zones. What was once a relatively straightforward and simple process is now very frustrating and time consuming.
When all three terminals were operating more evenly, we simply didn’t experience congestion on this scale. With Terminal 2 now handling the majority of arrivals and departures as you can imagine it becomes absolutely bottle necked doesn't matter which shortcut is taken you will always get stuck somewhere!
Normally, once you have collected your luggage and call us to say “I’m ready”, our driver would typically expect to be with you within 5 minutes from the point where we sit and wait.
Unfortunately, this is no longer the case.
Despite our drivers often being only a few minutes away from the airport, the congestion approaching the pickup areas and car parks can mean it is now taking 20–30 minutes or even longer to reach you. This is a simple few minutes drive to the terminal and becomes gridlocked.
🚗 This is not a delay caused by drivers.
🚦 It is the traffic and access arrangements around the airport that are causing the problem.
This isn’t how it should be. We pride ourselves on being quick, reliable, there when you land and right now, the airport setup is making that so difficult. It’s frustrating for you, and for us too 😞
We’ll keep you updated, we’ll get there as fast as we possibly can, and we’ll keep fighting for you. But please bear with us, allow extra time, and know we’re just as frustrated as you are 💙
Thank you for sticking with us
it means the 🌍 world
Steve
Steve's Travel 👍
