Ryanair boss suggests bringing in army to end airport travel chaos

The army should be drafted into UK airports for three to four months to help resolve the chaos caused by the half-term break.

The airline chief executive said defence personnel with experience providing security should be deployed at under-pressure transport hubs to prevent the lengthy queue and delays that have plagued passengers this week

He said that bringing in the army would relieve the pressure on airport security and give people a better experience.

Travel firms have oversold flights and holidays relative to their capacity to deliver according to claims made by the transport secretary.

Shapps said there should be no repeat of the disruption tourists have faced in the half-term holidays.

No airline will deliberately sell a flight that they can't crew or operate, and crew shortages often happen at very short notice.

The pressure could be alleviated by army personnel, defence personnel who are good at providing security. It would be useful for the government to do something instead of blaming the airports or the airlines.

There will be pinch points at the UK airports until the children go back to school in September.

The best way to solve these pinch points is to deploy military personnel who are security trained and who could relieve the pressure on airport security.

The Liberal Democrats urged the government to draft in the armed forces to help ease pressure on airports.

The chaotic scenes at airports up and down the country have been nothing short of a complete disaster according to the party's transport spokesman.

The jubilee weekend needs to be saved by conservative ministers at the 11th hour. The army could run point from a command center.

The Department for Transport doesn't plan on using the army at airports. Operators need to make sure airports and airlines are staffed correctly.