Ark
as the airport makes little if any money out of the low cost airline with passenger supplement/landing/parking fees etc perhaps you could explain how the airport is supposed to gain revenue to build those extra facilities if they do not maximise the ability to take money from departing pax-OK the kids play area went, but the travel agents moved to allow the new coffee shop(very popular by the way)
yes there have been problems with security checks at peak times, but in the present climate is that suprising?
from a personal perspective its great to walk to work through throngs of pax-makes a change to a few years back!
the training situation is also good for the revenue side-we are carefull now to only allow it at certain times of the day/and also restrict the days it is allowed-most is now monday to friday in daytime-not exactly the time of greatest nuisance-we are providing a service that is needed and helping the airport finances, also its good practice for the troops in ATC-nothing like two jets in the circuit to keep you honest!