Same here, no problem with e- gates anywhere else, Hong Kong and even Funchal for instance.Reject rate at MAN about 80%.
T1 security today queue back to beyond Etihad check in. Using” Fastrack “managed the process in just under 50 minutes- heavens knows how long the others took.
unsurprisingly most of the shops were empty & the lounges quiet as few people had time to use them. New services maybe a pleasure for spotters but for pax it’s nothing short of an endurance test. Sigh.
anyway I won’t comment on this again,