Passengers at Manchester airport give thumbs up to controversial full body scanner after a one year trial. Accordingly to passengers, full body scanner cut down the length and waiting time of security queues. The average time for a security officer to pat-down a passenger is two minutes whereas scanner takes only 25 sec and there is no need for passengers to remove jackets and belts.

Regarding the privacy and health grounds, managing director of Manchester Airport has confirmed to ensure the highest level of privacy and technology is totally safe after studied by expert.

The airport will now have body scanners in all security areas by the end of October.

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Rail service from Manchester to Stockport line will be closed till September 5 on account of track work for high speed tilting trains on the West Coast Mainline.

Passengers traveling in from / to Bramhall, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Holmes Chapel and Hazel Grove will have to use bus service for the while.

The Manchester Chamber of Commerce expresses regret for the disruption caused to passengers and freight.

Trains between Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston and Anglo-Scottish CrossCountry services will be diverted to run via Crewe and Wilmslow and will not call at Macclesfield or Stoke-on-Trent.

A special coach service will run between Wilmslow, Macclesfield and Stockport. Passengers who want to travel from Stoke-on-Trent to London Euston should travel to Stafford and then change onto the west coast services.

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