Of all the airports I have operated in and out of, anywhere in the world, Manchester is without doubt the worst.
It is badly laid out and precious little forethought has been made wrt future development. It is a hotch-potch of leaking old terminals and ridiculously designed taxi routes. It is amazing that there are not more ground related incidents.
Sitting at the hold waiting to cross the landing runway is normality at busy times.
Approaching stand we are expected to use a vertical fluorescent light set against a blackboard. 2007 - I ask you!!! Go to just about any other reasonably developed country and see what they provide.
But never mind, we have a great retail experience and don't even get me started on the security and baggage handling - all stripped to the bare bones to make a few more sheckels.
