Any reason that the Finnair ERJ-170s were bussed from the remote Stand 101 over the weekend and also that one of the KLM ERJ-190 was bussed from the 230s when there was but a single Thomson B757 on T2??? Has someone broken the only towbar Servisair have and would BMI not share perhaps?
Also the security system at T3 is mental. Only airport I have flown through where they let you into the security area (past a bloke who could have cheked it !!!) then only check your boarding card as you are taking off your belt and emptying your pockets at the trays. I know the self scan barcode gates were useless (LGW's just spent millions installing them at the South Terrible!!) but if you want a human check, do it before you get that far. You remember? The way it was always done? Multi tasking as you get your turn for a plastic tray is hard enough to get everything that needs to go in there as well as belt off and finding boarding card!
Incidentally LGW introduced a system of NOT giving passengers trays until the last minute making frequent fliers wait while staff helped once a year Nelly to take ages getting stuff into the tray. MAN T3 still has this approach, but guess what, LGW just dumped this approach for the much faster everyone grabs a tray and is allowed to fill a tray without supervision! Radical!!
Last edited by Skipness One Echo; 15th Aug 2011 at 10:06.