Something seems very strange at LTN. A lovely new and allegedly much larger departure lounge opens yet seems to be much more busy and crowded than the old smaller one. The big difference now is that the shopping area and its limited seating is now the holding area as passengers wait for information as to what gate to head for. The old lounge allowed passengers to pass through the shopping area and wait in a central seating area that served all gates. The new lounge does not have this facility.
I did hear that the old shopping area was going to be converted to offices but I have heard from just one person that part of this area will become extra seating for gates 1-9. At the moment I have yet to see more than a few seats occupied in the old lounge as passengers are being kept in the new lounge longer than they need to before being called to these gates. Maybe this is to change to clear some of the passengers out of the new lounge.
Last edited by LTNman; 19th Jul 2005 at 18:29.