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Old 24th March 2014 | 13:27
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Davef68
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Originally Posted by PAXboy
Agreed but the next seating problem is that, increasingly, there area decreasing numbers of seats.

How do we save money? Reduce the seating by 10% or 15%, then the'll go and sit in the cafes and buy stuff.

Save construction and maintenance money on:-
  • seating.
  • small information screens (oft discussed in here)
  • toilet facilites that are insufficient and with poor ventilation.
  • fewer windows as we've lined the place with shops (When they announce a new terminal they usually talk about how they want to show the a/c and give inspiration and other PR rubbish but when it comes to it - it's shops. Primary example is the changes at STN since it was started.
  • public address system that cannot be heard because there are not enough speakers CLOSE to the listener as it's cheaper to have fewer at high level.
  • don't provide power points as the pax will steal electricity to charge their laptops and phones whilst their waiting for the fog to clear.
  • < suggestions welcome >
Raffles to take money from the gullible for high perfomance cars, much better than the seats that used to be there.
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