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Expansion from Blue Air already. Before their Bucharest route has even started the airline's website is showing an additional twice weekly flight to Bacau starting 29 March 2015, operating from Bacau Tue / Sat, returning Wed / Sun.
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Security queues at LPL offer a comparable experience to those at MAN. All passengers there are processed through one terminal and RYR/EZY flight programmes have periods of bunching resulting in peaky throughput, similar to what you see at MAN. The number of channels and staff deployed are tailored to the size of the airport and anticipated demand. LPL passenger traffic is drawn almost entirely from the no-frills sector so the service levels provided are geared to the demands of the low cost model. Last time I checked, LPL had a scheme whereby passengers who wanted a quick transit of security could pay an additional fee to use an express channel. Otherwise, waiting times are comparable to those in similar airport terminals elsewhere.
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TSR2 I have flown through LPL many times and it has never taken me anywhere near that long to get through security. Was your experience before or after the 'new' security area opened? My last time through LPL security in September took about 6 minutes and to be fair my last experience of MAN T1 security wasn't too bad either. Having said that a colleague and her 3 traveling companions too almost 90 minutes to get through T1 for a morning departure this August.
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Some fella TSR2 I think, saying his one time through Liverpool took 50 mins, Well with great delight I'd to share my experience on arrival late last night from Marrkech at this Wonderful Manchester Airport it took me over ONE HOUR yep! over ONE HOUR to get me baggage, but it was 01.30am and busy NOT!
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Mouser,
While your dislike of MAN has been made clear on more than one occasion,
I fail to see why the fact someone (not even a regular supporter of MAN at that) with a dissatisfaction of LPL requires such a blasting of MAN.
How about I re-balance this again by saying that I arrived last Monday on a 100% full long haul flight, along with 6 other arrivals within 10 minutes of my flight into the same terminal as you (T1), took just 50 minutes from landing to pulling away in the car?
Funny how most of these 'long queues and awful experiences' experiences I see here, and other forums, come from the LPL contingent, couldn't possibly have an agenda, could you/they?!? #justsaying
While your dislike of MAN has been made clear on more than one occasion,
I fail to see why the fact someone (not even a regular supporter of MAN at that) with a dissatisfaction of LPL requires such a blasting of MAN.
How about I re-balance this again by saying that I arrived last Monday on a 100% full long haul flight, along with 6 other arrivals within 10 minutes of my flight into the same terminal as you (T1), took just 50 minutes from landing to pulling away in the car?
Funny how most of these 'long queues and awful experiences' experiences I see here, and other forums, come from the LPL contingent, couldn't possibly have an agenda, could you/they?!? #justsaying
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Mouser,
I can assure you I am not lying, its a case of you throwing your toys out of the prams because an inconvenient truth got in the way of your little rant.
As for 'hate the greedy cotton town, MAN vs LPL', dear me, grow up and let it go, its an airport, not life or death!
I can assure you I am not lying, its a case of you throwing your toys out of the prams because an inconvenient truth got in the way of your little rant.
As for 'hate the greedy cotton town, MAN vs LPL', dear me, grow up and let it go, its an airport, not life or death!
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Andy H52
Given the amount of miles flown, must be very very lucky.
Then again, things tend not to hack you off as much when you dont have an agenda.
On a serious note, when you go into something with the mindset such as mouser has, then maybe you notice more bad than good, i mean, when you are already pissed off that you have been forced to use an airport you hate, then it wouldnt take much more to really hack you off.
Negativity breeds negativity.
Given the amount of miles flown, must be very very lucky.
Then again, things tend not to hack you off as much when you dont have an agenda.
On a serious note, when you go into something with the mindset such as mouser has, then maybe you notice more bad than good, i mean, when you are already pissed off that you have been forced to use an airport you hate, then it wouldnt take much more to really hack you off.
Negativity breeds negativity.
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I must say, its hard to smile when arriving back to a cold and wet Liverpool just before midnight, and having to queue up in a cattle shed that is exposed to the elements before joining the passport queue inside.
Couldn't they at least put some patio heaters in that outside queueing area?
Couldn't they at least put some patio heaters in that outside queueing area?
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I was stating that over one hour for baggage at a quite time at an Airport is unacceptable, btw my daughter in employed/based at Man, and I will be flying Manchester-Oslo in Jan.Hatred does not come in to it.
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Mouser,
If you are disgruntled at a wait for baggage, then fine, everyone is entitled to their gripes. MAN is not perfect, but then again, neither is LPL.
However, my main points against you were bringing MAN into a thread that quite frankly didn't warrant it (I mean, a non Manc resident complaining about LPL must mean in some minds that a MAN slagging is due?!?).
My second gripe was you calling me a liar for stating my arrival journey was around 50 minutes. How you could possibly make that judgement from your armchair is beyond me, but hey ho, maybe you are right, maybe my journey through MAN was well over 1 hour, but just so happened to have invented time travel in the process? Who knows?
If you are disgruntled at a wait for baggage, then fine, everyone is entitled to their gripes. MAN is not perfect, but then again, neither is LPL.
However, my main points against you were bringing MAN into a thread that quite frankly didn't warrant it (I mean, a non Manc resident complaining about LPL must mean in some minds that a MAN slagging is due?!?).
My second gripe was you calling me a liar for stating my arrival journey was around 50 minutes. How you could possibly make that judgement from your armchair is beyond me, but hey ho, maybe you are right, maybe my journey through MAN was well over 1 hour, but just so happened to have invented time travel in the process? Who knows?
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Collapsed Narrative Causing Confusion
Richard Taylor / All,
It was never my intention to be part of a LPL v MAN debate on this thread. My 2nd Nov posting which appears to launch all the debate on here was actually a response to Ernest Lancs post 138 on the Blackpool thread. Whilst my posting has been moved here (presumably by the mods?) Ernest's original posting is still over on the Blackpool thread. With all context and narrative now removed, the assumption on the Liverpool thread is that a 'red flag' has been waved at contributors here.
Some of the other Blackpool responses have popped up on here, some on the Manchester thread, but also with the original context left behind. Thus we now have confusion and antagonism raging across three different threads with out-of-context postings appearing provocative.
The subject is probably best closed at this point. I'm sure Ernest has found all his responses across the three threads by now!
No doubt the mods never intended to spark a war of words based upon misunderstanding. Unintended consequences and all that.
It was never my intention to be part of a LPL v MAN debate on this thread. My 2nd Nov posting which appears to launch all the debate on here was actually a response to Ernest Lancs post 138 on the Blackpool thread. Whilst my posting has been moved here (presumably by the mods?) Ernest's original posting is still over on the Blackpool thread. With all context and narrative now removed, the assumption on the Liverpool thread is that a 'red flag' has been waved at contributors here.
Some of the other Blackpool responses have popped up on here, some on the Manchester thread, but also with the original context left behind. Thus we now have confusion and antagonism raging across three different threads with out-of-context postings appearing provocative.
The subject is probably best closed at this point. I'm sure Ernest has found all his responses across the three threads by now!
No doubt the mods never intended to spark a war of words based upon misunderstanding. Unintended consequences and all that.
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Shed-on-a-Pole
It was never my intention to be part of a LPL v MAN debate on this thread. My
2nd Nov posting which appears to launch all the debate on here was actually a
response to Ernest Lancs post 138 on the Blackpool thread. Whilst my posting has
been moved here (presumably by the mods?) Ernest's original posting is still
over on the Blackpool thread. With all context and narrative now removed, the
assumption on the Liverpool thread is that a 'red flag' has been waved at
contributors here.
Yes post #138 is still up on the Blackpool thread.
I was simply making a point that Blackpool was an easy airport to use in comparison to MAN.
I presume my post is still on the BLK thread, as my post were critical of arrival at MAN and not Liverpool.
My only mention of Liverpool was to say I would try it. as I have used it before and found it an easy airport.
IMO replies to my post(s) should have stayed on the BLK thread, as they were not aimed at or relevant to the Liverpool thread.
Some of the other Blackpool responses have popped up on here, some on the
Manchester thread, but also with the original context left behind. Thus we now
have confusion and antagonism raging across three different threads with
out-of-context postings appearing provocative.
I agree with Shed-on-a-Pole -There was no intention by anyone to have a pop at Liverpool and best ended. I raised a point, MAN supporters responded and posts end up on Liverpool thread. Not intended.
It was never my intention to be part of a LPL v MAN debate on this thread. My
2nd Nov posting which appears to launch all the debate on here was actually a
response to Ernest Lancs post 138 on the Blackpool thread. Whilst my posting has
been moved here (presumably by the mods?) Ernest's original posting is still
over on the Blackpool thread. With all context and narrative now removed, the
assumption on the Liverpool thread is that a 'red flag' has been waved at
contributors here.
I was simply making a point that Blackpool was an easy airport to use in comparison to MAN.
I presume my post is still on the BLK thread, as my post were critical of arrival at MAN and not Liverpool.
My only mention of Liverpool was to say I would try it. as I have used it before and found it an easy airport.
IMO replies to my post(s) should have stayed on the BLK thread, as they were not aimed at or relevant to the Liverpool thread.
Some of the other Blackpool responses have popped up on here, some on the
Manchester thread, but also with the original context left behind. Thus we now
have confusion and antagonism raging across three different threads with
out-of-context postings appearing provocative.