What annoys me about this is that the LCC pax stand in the same queue as the 'flag carrier' pax, getting in theway with all their 'unrestricted' hand luggage, whilst we 'flag carrier' pax are limited to one small bag and sometimes a laptop (depends who one flies with). So the Airlines that pay the huge fees have pax who get help up at central search by the Airlines who pay F all landing fees etc and the pax who get cheap seats. To try and lump it on the Airport as their responsibility and problem (as suggested earlier) is not fair, central search security is not Check-in, therefore not a free handling agent, but in trhe eyes of LCC they are. Bloody daft if you ask me.
Best thing to do is, do away with security checks and handling for LCC provide a separate corridor where they form a disorganised queue, everyone chucks their bags on a trolley outside the aircraft, it is then loaded on the plane for a small fee, or alternatively the pax carries their bags on and, on a first come first served basis, deposit said bags anywhere once the overhead lockers are full, leaving the late arrivers to stand for the whole flight, if someone smuggles a bomb on board and the plane goes pop maybe a rethink would then be needed and people realise that all things cost money! A fact that is often overlooked in this 'customer always wants cheap (sorry value for money) -driven world we now all live in.
