Originally Posted by
davidjohnson6
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and City are all fairly quiet airports with boarding announcements typically limited just to the immediate vicinity of a gate. Luton seems to have several automated broadcasts for each flight covering areas well away from a gate... meaning passengers hear a LOT of announcements. Is there a reason why LTN feels the need to broadcast so many announcements ? Is there anywhere in the departures area which is a quiet zone - ie "no announcements" ?
Luton seemed to be one of the first airports to implement the “silent terminal” ethos back in the early 2000s. Not sure why it had to change? I remember getting on a flight a couple of months ago and the system was clearly on the blink, as the same boarding call was going every 3 seconds after the last for about 20 minutes in several languages.
I remember the old days in Spanish airports with the iconic voices! Not been there for a while to know if it still exists there?
US airports are the worst for this sort of thing.