The statement reads:- "We are asking departing passengers to arrive at the airport 3 hours before their flight. Over the next few weeks, we are upgrading our remaining security lanes to the brand-new Next Gen equipment. During this period, security processing times are likely to be longer than you're used to, so we recommend passengers arrive 3 hours before their departure time, however passengers travelling with Ryanair who need to check-in luggage for flights departing after 8 am can only do so 2 hours before their departure. Passengers who have pre-booked car parking on site at the airport, can park earlier on the day of travel if they now plan on arriving earlier than stated on their car park booking. A change brought about with this new security equipment is that, whilst liquid items are still restricted to a container size of up to 100ml, these items along with large electrical devices like laptops and iPads can all now remain in hand luggage as they pass through the security screening equipment. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause."

More information about the current issues can be found on the airport's website.

Passengers travelling in and out of the airport are also reminded that you might face traffic delays travelling into the airport due to major improvement scheme is taking place at:- Tarbock Island, at Junction 6 of the M62.

Current road works that could affect your travel to and from the airport are as follows:-

• From Monday, 27 January 2025... M62 Junction 6 Westbound exit slip will be completely closed (coming on to Tarbock Island from the direction of Manchester). This work will be ongoing until the end June 202. The associated diversion involves continuing on M62 towards Liverpool. Exit at Bowring Park and return on the M62 Eastbound towards Tarbock Island.
   
• Since the 1 February 2025, 1 lane closure on the M57 Junction 1, Southbound exit slip road (coming onto Tarbock Island from the direction of Prescot) has been implemented.
   
• Running until Friday, 28 February 2025 (weekdays only) overnight works are taking place on the Tarbock Island roundabout. This means lane closures will be in place, reducing the carriageway to just 1 lane between:- 8pm and 5am.