at Man when they revamped T1 some years ago, the seating in the main lounge is non existant
I’m sorry, but I have to disagree. The first area of the departure area has no seating unless you are in the coffee shop, once you’ve negotiated the trek through the tax free shop there is a seating area in the centre round the shops, there are also seating areas along pier B..
It’s not perfect, and when it’s busy there aren’t enough seats for everyone, but it certainly isn’t “non existant”