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Manchester Airport, which has been plagued with long queues, delays and cancelled flights, has appointed a new managing director.
Chris Woodroofe who was previously in charge at Gatwick takes on the role after weeks of
travel chaosPassengers have recently branded the airport a "complete nightmare".
Manchester Airport Group said it had recruited 400 new staff since January with another 500 currently going through training and security checks.
Mr Woodroofe, who is originally from Widnes, Cheshire, will start the job on Wednesday.
He replaces Karen Smart who [size=inherit]
stepped down as managing director in April [/size]after eight years in the business, following criticism of long security queues which led to passengers missing flights.
