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Old 19th Jan 2009, 18:43
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apaul
 
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In my experience the baggage handling at NCL is often much worse in the evening. Presumably they don't employ enough handlers for this shift plus they've no pressure to turn the aircraft round as it's the last flight of the day. The airport management seem happy to let their passengers stew while raking in extra parking charges from the cars waiting in the pick-up area. Last May I was about 40 minutes early coming back from Verona but it took longer than that to unload a half-full B737. Earlier in the day they are often much better. Last Sunday afternoon I was 20mins early coming back from Bristol and the bags came through after about 10 minutes even though the aircraft was parked out in the countryside. Bristol Airport is also pretty efficient, but you have wait in an elongated bus-shelter before boarding. Also some of their charges are worse than elsewhere - £1 non-returnable for a luggage trolley and £1.90 extra to pay for parking with a credit card.
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