Manchester Airport body scanners to become compulsory

All passengers flying out of Manchester Airport will have to pass through body scanners by the end of October, it has been announced.

The equipment will be installed in all three security areas, making it compulsory for all travellers.

There are privacy concerns and earlier this year two Muslim women refused to go through them on religious grounds.

However, airport bosses said most people now preferred the scanners than the full body pat down.