MANCHESTER Airport was bracing itself for another major snarl-up as Spanish air traffic controllers threatened to strike again.

Thousands of sunseekers faced a repeat of the chaos which resulted from a 24-hour strike by Barcelona two weeks before.

Manchester Airport said it would try to make delayed passengers as comfortable as possible.

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