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Travellers have branded the controversial new £2 drop-off system at Scotland's busiest airport 'a shambles' after cars had to queue on the M8 to get into it.

Angry passengers took to social media this morning to complain about tailbacks while they tried to enter the new multi-million pound traffic layout at Glasgow Airport , which has only been open for a matter of days.

Kevan Meehan wrote: "It was an absolute shambles but they won't care as passengers get treated like cattle, as long as they're getting £2 a drop - it's job done."

Rich Levinson uses the airport twice a week, every week. He is frustrated at the new system.

He told us: "There has never been a queue on the motorway until this new parking system was put in place.

"If the system was truly about safety, why are they charging £2 to drop people off? I almost missed my flight.

"I am totally forced into it. There are no other options. No train. Bad bus links.

"It's only an extra £200 a year, but I'm paying for nothing at all.

"This morning I had to get out my taxi at the roundabout and walk to make sure I made my flight. It was dangerous."

Derek McIntyre didn't feel enough thought had been put into the project if it was causing delays: "One lane to get into Car Park 2 and the new pick up drop off. # welldoneEinstein."

(Image: Glasgow Airport)

One Twitter user put it down to teething problems.

But Martin McCue was furious at the potential for an accident: "What a farce the new drop off point is, has traffic backing up in the M8! Accident waiting to happen and it's only 5.50am."

Traffic Scotland tweeted images of the congestion on the busy M8.

A spokesman told dailyrecord.co.uk "The congestion was just for half an hour this morning between 6 and 6.30am.

There was a huge volume of traffic and it ended up tailing back to the motorway.

"It was cleared by 6.30am.

"We are aware there was an issue this morning which was caused by a wave of traffic arriving in a small window.

"We are working to resolve this."

The new purpose-built facility is the final stage of a wider scheme of works aimed at reducing congestion and improving the flow of traffic on the airport’s road network.

The previous drop-off area at Caledonian Way West has now been closed.

The new £2 charge has caused anger amongst many airport users and a petition has been started to ban the controversial charge.

More than 10,000 people have signed a Free Drop and Pick up at GLA petition , calling on the airport to drop the charges for both.

The man behind the petition, John Simm, brands the plan a “money making scheme.”