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Old 1st October 2004 | 13:11
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Mr A Tis
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It would be nice for the airport to address some of the passenger terminal defficiencies.
The abysmal serviceability of walkways, escalators & lifts right through the airport.
The premier parking fiasco, when often there is just one bus serving three terminals. People with heavy bags, babies & buggies are "dumped" outside T2 arrivals for their departure, inadequate directions will maybe lead them to two tatty dirty lifts & with luck - one may be working.
Check in queue management in T1, but in particularly T2 is extremely poor. Often impossible to get past from one check in area to another. Why isn't something done? Many children & elderly people are jostled & shoved around by this mayhem at week-ends. Terminal managers should ensure check in queues are managed properly & without blocking the entire terminal.
Always thought Manchester were good at staying ahead of the game, but these days, can't help feeling they have taken their eye off the ball ( maybe too many fingers at other airports ??)........
Have to agree with previous posts, how can you have half the entire apron area of the airport (T2) serviced by a single taxiway for both in and out??
Rant over..........for now.
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