As a Dorset local who uses Bournemouth a lot for business and family holidays, I have to agree with some of the comments on this thread.
However, Bournemouth is well aware of it's limitations and has started a £32m redevelopment program to effectivly rebuild the whole terminal, enlarge the car parks and improve the transport links.
First to go is the much loved arrivals hall (portacabin) which is currently in the early stages of work (all the ground clearance has been completed) and phase two will be a much larger departures hall etc.
http://www.bournemouthairport.com/bo...nt/Development
With FR being quoted in the local press this week that they are looking to base 5 planes down here and constant rumours of EasyJet about to base you would assume that there have been some cast iron guarentees made from MAPLC to the airlines about when this work will be completed espically after the holdups to the origional schedule from the nimbys in the New Forest.
BTW, the reason the chairs in arrivals are so manky is because at Bournemouth you are home 20 minutes after the plane lands, hence the chairs have never had need to be used....
