The latest from Birmingham Airport live as passengers issue warning amid travel chaos

A passenger asked BHX this morning when they will reopen the escalators for upstairs access.

He added: “Using lifts only upstairs is a ‘bottleneck’ and was not a good decision.”

He, like many others, wants to know if the escalators to security are coming back.

Well, we have the answer right here: Birmingham Airport confirms the fate of its escalators as construction work nears completion

A passenger today described BHX as “a total joke”.

Taking to social media, the tourist said: “6am and queues right around the airport and on the streets. Give them a miss on this airport – they’ve made a big mistake.”

Someone dropping off a traveler at BHX this morning reported trouble finding a place to park, even in the premium drop-off area.

Bryn called it a “mess”, saying: “No parking space this morning to drop off passengers in the premium car park. If only they had the same system as Heathrow and Gatwick”.

In addition to some confusion over the changes to the 100ml carry-on bag rules, many passengers reported difficulty even getting through security as ongoing construction work at the airport changed the normal waiting process.

BHX said: “Our construction work on our new security area is still ongoing. This means that the security waiting area is mainly on the ground floor.

“Please note that all passengers arriving by train must proceed downstairs to join the security queue.”

It appears that this change is part of the reason for the delays. A passenger said yesterday: “Queuing this morning to get from the monorail arrival to the lift. At one point, new arrivals from the monorail struggled to get off the monorail because of the queue.

“He then joined another queue outside the airport to return to the same level, in the same lift, all BEFORE you got to the security queue.”

Despite plans to relax restrictions on the 100ml liquid rule for hand luggage due to improvements in security technology, the failure to install these improvements at every airport led the Government to change its guidance at the last minute, reverting to the change just over a week ago.

You can only carry 100 ml containers in your hand luggage. BHX states the rules explicitly on its website:

• Only liquids, pastes and gels containers up to 100 ml can be carried in hand luggage – anything larger must be in checked luggage.
• No liquids over this size.
• Anything over 100ml will be removed and destroyed.
• There is no limit for the amount of containers under 100 ml which can be worn.
• Containers that can carry more than 100 mlsuch as insulated bottles are allowed but it must be completely empty.
• Do not put liquids, pastes and gels in plastic bags (please leave them loose in your hand luggage).
• Do not remove them from your carry-on when you are in the security search area.
• Leave all electrical components in your hand luggage during the security search.
• When you go through security, please make sure all items are removed from pockets including phones, keys, coins and tissues etc. Clocks can be left on.