Blackpool security was like watching grass grow given the size of the
flights, and the luggage gets offloaded quicker at Manchester.
Granted
no walking within the terminal, but I'd prefer to walk in a terminal than
drag my cases across a field in the pouring rain. Also no decent eating
facilities, or shops, or anything else.
Blackpool security was not that bad - They may had done their job correct, nothing would have got past them.
It never rained ever when I walk the short distance to the a/c, I supposed it must have done at some stage.
You don't always get an air bridge at MAN. I remember a nightmare in 2009/10 - landed back from Lanzarote - We landed nowhere near the terminal. We played follow my leader with bags, up and down steps - Eventually got to security - Took an age, or seemed that way. Of to the baggage reclaim - Yes I had a taxi waiting and it was 4AM before we escaped from T1 - I would never use MAN where the flight returned after midnight again.
As for shops - I go to an airport to fly not buy. In particular outbound. The café at Blackpool was small but good, I never heard any complaints - yes there are a lot of places to eat at MAN, you need a suitcase just for money to pay the bill. Only AGP is more expensive.