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Originally Posted by
JW95
SAT2 underused ? Not sure how or why you think this. First wave every stand is used same as SAT1 and 3 then thought-out the day it’s used just as much as the other two. The only exception would be the gates 81-88 are used a little less than gates 29-39.
Until plans are shared of the full extent of the extension it won’t be clear to see what’s happening in terms of changes to the SAT’s. In the last project for expansion pre covid. A new link bridge to SAT2 was going to happen and a full renovation to SAT2 was planned to have a similar design to SAT1. You’d imagine this would be the same to make the most of gate to stand availability during peak hours.
Could just be the time of day maybe? (most flights I've boarded from SAT2 have been in the afternoon), and it does feel noticeably quieter around that time, whereas SAT 1&3 appear busier during the same time. Definitely looking forward to seeing the plans when they are released though, and I am hopeful that now MAG are investing into STN once more, some of this will be directed towards a full SAT2 renovation. There's a great design mock up showing what MAG had intended SAT2 to look like prior Covid, I'm hoping something like this will be back on the cards soon, as it definitely could do with some modernisation work:
https://www.westonwilliamson.com/pro...-modernisation