WATABENCH
I went to Glasgow on Tuesday with easyJet and checked in right in the heart of the morning rush around 5.45 with well over a hundred in the easyJet check-in queues in front of us for various flights (eight desks in all, I think). However, it was very efficient and took not much more than fifteen minutes to check in.
Knowing that about thirty departures were scheduled between 6 and 9 I was slightly concerned about overcrowding during the wait for departure, although previous flights around this time had not been a problem.
And so it proved this time. The departure lounge was very busy but I still found the experience acceptable and we had no problem finding somewhere to sit.
I know all this is subjective, and some people expect more than others, but I felt I was passing through an airport that was not a permanent hassle for the passenger.