Friday 1 July 2022 07:54 AM Chaos hits Australian airports with huge queues as school holidays kick off in ... trends now
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Travellers taking to the skies will continue to face huge queues these school holidays as domestic airports struggle to cope with the numbers and a critical staffing shortage.
Passengers during school holidays in Victoria and Queensland have already suffered endless waits, with staff warning it's 'about to get worse' after an already 'wild week'.
Under-staffed check-in counters, delays at security points and an influx of passengers have all been blamed for the chaotic scenes.
Punters pass through crowded Virgin Australia check-in areas (pictured) with both Sydney and Melbourne airports bracing for two million passengers each these school holidays
Passengers queue up at Melbourne Airport (pictured) the first day of holidays last week - with the worst yet to come as NSW, WA and the ACT join in
Passengers said the crowds were 'pretty overwhelming', as travellers go through some of the busiest days the airports have seen since the pandemic began.
Melbourne Airport was expecting 2.1 million passengers to pass through these school holidays, which is 400,000 more than over Easter.
Shocking scenes from the city's main airports showed passengers waiting in huge lines on the first Saturday of the break, after many started arriving from 6am.
Brisbane Airport also copped large crowds this week with some describing it as 'outrageous'.
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