Diamond,
You seem to have some thought that I have access to the crew room. I do not.
I have not been to STN for nearly a year, and the last time was purely as a passenger en route to the US.
I can assure that I do not work at STN, nor for any handling company. My comments were made from the time I did work in the handling business.
Maybe it's because I'm an old f8rt but I do think the business has over complicated what is basically a very simple process. Just my view.
Oh, and on the Menzies front.
I would not bet against them appearing in STN when Swissport's contract is up; if not before. The BAA will allow another handler, more money for them. Why - look around the country and at the EZY/Menzies tie-up. They are picking off the airports one by one.
Menzies, within a year or two, will become the biggest handling company in the World - and I don't work for them either!