Just arrived back via Gib today and made some enquiries whilst waiting for check in to open..Apparantly the departures have been completed in the new terminal as has all staff training and they are ready to go but have to wait until the Gib Government give the ok. However they seem very relutant to do so. It appears The Chief Minister Picardo is playing politics with his opposite number and delaying the opening making it look like the last lot cocked up more than they did...usual children at play stuff
So it really is anyones guess, but there is no good reason for departures still to be through the miserable rat hole it has now become. Most of the shops after security are empty and the one before looks like it has just been ransacked. The staff seem demoralised although the handling of speedy boarders and special assistance groups was spot on as they seem to have a new supervisor on ground ops who knows exactly what he is doing..
Another excellent flight with EZY but delayed due to RAF Tornadoes still doing their stuff down there, causing havoc with the schedules, but loved by the locals