Maude
That what you call an airport! As a regional airport we are on the rim of hub operators like BAW/AFR/KLM etc. We also have a low cost base with Easyjet, both of these operations lead to bunching up of traffic at certain times of the day. The airport is slot constraint through ACL for parking and terminal congestion and you will find where ever possible flights are more spaced out during the day this summer.
others
As for waiting for stands, well you try travelling any where and that happens a lot more than Newcastle. I have waited 45min for a stand at Manchester and 40min at Gatwick in the last six months alone! You only have to look at CAA figures for last year which put NCL as one of the most punctual airports in the country!
As for NCL departure gates? Well you's don’t get around much!!
