Right in one Old Boy but doesnt everyone?????
No not really. I actually know quite a few people (mainly leisure orientated passengers it has to be said) who love MAN because of the buzz it has. It's ok us guys who fly on a very regular basis to have pre-conceptions of what people want in all aspects of the airport/airline experience but there are a whole swaithe of people out there who enjoy the buzz of a busy airport and they love the shopping mall style departure lounge. My partner for example despairs at me when we go on holiday because he wants to be at the airport early to enjoy the airport experience, the shops, the bar etc etc. Consequently he doesn't particularly like LPL but at the end of the day, if he needs to fly from somewhere to get to somewhere then he will.......because at the end of the day thats what an airport is there for.
Thats not to say that many don't like small, minimal fuss airports because they do however it's no good slating every little thing just because you prefer one type of facility to another.