Flew out of Bfs last Tuesday morning. For a Tuesday in April, the airport was very busy. Security was quick. We went to the lounge and it was full @ 7.45am, hardly any seats. We were lucky that another couple got up to leave and we got their table. The airport expects a very busy summer, so how will the lounge cope with demand when we get to the really busy months?
Returned last night, what a farce. Our flight was late about 1.5 hours, but they had known for 2.75 hours that we were on our way. Parked at gate 18 I think, but they needed to get us to international arrivals. We waited for about 20 minutes and one bus turned up. It filled up and went off to drop the pax at international arrivals. It then returned for a second load, was filled up and about 11 of us were left standing on the tarmac for the second bus. It appeared driving down from where it parks at the same time as bus 1 returned for the third time. Bus 2 was never used. Eventually we were left at international arrivals to join the queue which stretched the full length of the international arrivals walkway.
We landed at 1.00am and left the airport at 2.30 approx, with no luggage to collect. If the airport expects and hopes for a very busy summer, they will have to plan better than this or they will be in the news every week. And how will it cope when the new international airline starts next year? There are only 4 desks for passport control, are any plans being made to increase those? Ezy are to add another aircraft soon, Jet2 add another next year. Will FR expand? Bfs will soon need to show that they have planned well for these developments.