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And shouldn't something as important as that have some redundancy and back up?
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Yes indeedy Suzeman, Amoss is dead, long live chroma! erm 'Backup'?!!! ahahahahahaha . . .classic. Think of the cost involved which could be better spent on fixing the travelators, lifts, escalators . .and new 'OFFICES TO LET' signs on buildings. Saying that they did manage to get it up and running by 2330L . . not bad considering it froze up and conked out at 1947L!!
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And shouldn't something as important as that have some redundancy and back up?
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Had a trip through T1 over the last few days, and much to my amazement, the miserable old dump is now actually quite nice airside. I never thought I'd say it but it was on the whole, nice...
But who came up with the idea for the baggage hall, of having a looped message repeatedly babbling on that you are now 'entering the baggage reclaim hall, make sure you have all your bags blah, blah, blah' After 25 minutes of listening to this voice every few seconds, with it's bizarre accent, it makes you want to scream.
But who came up with the idea for the baggage hall, of having a looped message repeatedly babbling on that you are now 'entering the baggage reclaim hall, make sure you have all your bags blah, blah, blah' After 25 minutes of listening to this voice every few seconds, with it's bizarre accent, it makes you want to scream.
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Ah yes - the message in the baggage hall in T1 with that awful voice. Yes it is quite enough to drive you to violence after a long trip 
I think it is activated by movement down the stairs from the passport area as it doen't seem to occur at regular intervals; frequent yes but not regular, which made it even more annoying when you thought it had stopped and then the bl**dy thing started again, and again and again.....
It really annoyed me earlier this year when I had arrived back tired out but a couple of visits ago it had stopped. Blessed relief. At last something unserviceable making the experience better!!
Alas on my last visit there she was, going again- blah, blah, blah BUT the volume seemed to be reduced. If you stood at the reclaim at the Customs end, you couldn't really hear it unless you tried hard. But of course, if you stand at the other end to get your bags first.....well that's your choice.
Perhaps someone could report the Airport under H+S legislation for it being an audio hazard, or under Human Rights laws as being torture??
Why is it needed to be repeated so often? Most people are going to be in that hall for many minutes - often too many minutes - so a message every few minutes like the ones advising you to keep your baggage with you at all times would be more appropriate. And aren't there signs too?
As I've not arrived at any other UK airports recently - do they have similar messages repeated every few seconds ? If so, is it another DfT (or whatever they are called this week) initiative?
Answers on a postcard please.
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Not experienced the T2 message - it can't be worse can it?
I think it is activated by movement down the stairs from the passport area as it doen't seem to occur at regular intervals; frequent yes but not regular, which made it even more annoying when you thought it had stopped and then the bl**dy thing started again, and again and again.....It really annoyed me earlier this year when I had arrived back tired out but a couple of visits ago it had stopped. Blessed relief. At last something unserviceable making the experience better!!
Alas on my last visit there she was, going again- blah, blah, blah BUT the volume seemed to be reduced. If you stood at the reclaim at the Customs end, you couldn't really hear it unless you tried hard. But of course, if you stand at the other end to get your bags first.....well that's your choice.
Perhaps someone could report the Airport under H+S legislation for it being an audio hazard, or under Human Rights laws as being torture??
Why is it needed to be repeated so often? Most people are going to be in that hall for many minutes - often too many minutes - so a message every few minutes like the ones advising you to keep your baggage with you at all times would be more appropriate. And aren't there signs too?
As I've not arrived at any other UK airports recently - do they have similar messages repeated every few seconds ? If so, is it another DfT (or whatever they are called this week) initiative?
Answers on a postcard please.
Suzeman
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Not experienced the T2 message - it can't be worse can it?
In T3 there is that very nausiating female recording at the bottom of the escalator, landside up to the FLYBE checkin. "No baggage to be taken on this escalator" over & over again every few seconds. Dreadful !!
What's wrong with just a sign ? Punters will ignore both anyway, but please cut this noise pollution crap out.
What's wrong with just a sign ? Punters will ignore both anyway, but please cut this noise pollution crap out.
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Sounds like MAN is now acting like a shopping centre as well as being one. You also get silly warnings at the end of escalators in Asda and Tesco's. There will be similar warnings as we're going up and down a/c steps next!
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To be fair (unfortunately) to the MAG operators....if we didn't live in the pathetic society that we do whereby people have to be told not to fall over or trip up otherwise they will sue....we wouldn't need the announcements....
When the country reverts to a common sense society the noises will dissappear......
....in other words....they are here to stay!
When the country reverts to a common sense society the noises will dissappear......
....in other words....they are here to stay!
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I know it's a health and safety message....!!!
we never used to have them....people didn't just fall off escalators not knowing what to do when they come to the end of it....
it's common sense to walk off the end!!!
what i am saying is....unless people nowadays are "told" to walk off an escalator....they feel they have the right to compensation if they fall over and break their legs....
the real truth is....they should be told to get lost and banned from the premises for causing problems
we never used to have them....people didn't just fall off escalators not knowing what to do when they come to the end of it....
it's common sense to walk off the end!!!
what i am saying is....unless people nowadays are "told" to walk off an escalator....they feel they have the right to compensation if they fall over and break their legs....
the real truth is....they should be told to get lost and banned from the premises for causing problems
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It`s the world we live in now, people will sue over anything if they think that they can earn some easy money. I find it rather tiring that people will always blame someone for their own carelessness/ stupidity so it is just a case of cover your back for everything.
Isn`t the message on the airport escalator more a security message, I know people are stood around talking and put their hand baggage down and then see their case and forget the carrier bag with newspaper or whatever lying in the middle of the hall.
Perhaps another CCTV and a sexy voice saying excuse me sir, yes you with the MUFC shirt on you have just left your bag behind lol!
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It`s the world we live in now, people will sue over anything if they think that they can earn some easy money. I find it rather tiring that people will always blame someone for their own carelessness/ stupidity so it is just a case of cover your back for everything.
Isn`t the message on the airport escalator more a security message, I know people are stood around talking and put their hand baggage down and then see their case and forget the carrier bag with newspaper or whatever lying in the middle of the hall.
Perhaps another CCTV and a sexy voice saying excuse me sir, yes you with the MUFC shirt on you have just left your bag behind lol!
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Reminds me of the joke . .
Officer - 'Didnt you SEE the arrows?'
Motorist - 'I didn't even see the INDIANS!' . .(sorry 'Native Americans')
Seeing as how they are so frequently ignored i wonder how useful . .
A) Signs are to a BLND pax travelling alone (?)
B) Piped announcements are to a DEAF pax travelling alone (?!)
C) Final calls are in a 'Silent Terminal' (remember our beloved Airport Authority does not now allow more than a limited amount of final and/or name calls . .and none at all 'too early' - going once, going twice . . OFFLOADED!!) . . i suppose it DOES rather unpleasantly interrupt the Shopping Experience people are so enjoying . Sensible policies for a happier airport!
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Officer - 'Didnt you SEE the arrows?'
Motorist - 'I didn't even see the INDIANS!' . .(sorry 'Native Americans')
Seeing as how they are so frequently ignored i wonder how useful . .
A) Signs are to a BLND pax travelling alone (?)
B) Piped announcements are to a DEAF pax travelling alone (?!)
C) Final calls are in a 'Silent Terminal' (remember our beloved Airport Authority does not now allow more than a limited amount of final and/or name calls . .and none at all 'too early' - going once, going twice . . OFFLOADED!!) . . i suppose it DOES rather unpleasantly interrupt the Shopping Experience people are so enjoying . Sensible policies for a happier airport!
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Airport Annoucements
Seems only to get more 'computerised' announcements unfortunately.
The airport has apparently invested in a automatic final calls system, the system will make the call in English then in the language of the destination the flight is going to.
The airport has apparently invested in a automatic final calls system, the system will make the call in English then in the language of the destination the flight is going to.
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Perhaps another CCTV and a sexy voice saying excuse me sir, yes you with the MUFC shirt on you have just left your bag behind lol!