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Temporary arrivals area
Once inside ahead is the onward travel area.
Or if you turn right before onward travel a passageway takes you to the meeters and greeters area.
Everything including M&S has moved to what was the old original check-in area that became the airports first shopping area. This area had been abandoned for years.
A hole has been made in the wall from airside to allow passengers to use the temporary exit.
The old arrivals area is still open but there is nothing there now.
Just behind the blue doors in the distance is the hole that has been cut to the temporary arrivals hall.
The temporary arrivals area is rough to say the least. I counted 9 different floor coverings including patched concrete, imitation wooden flooring, tiles, and 4 or 5 colours of vinyl flooring as passengers walk over what was once shops. I know this is temporary but how long is temporary?
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Basically yes you are right. I have just had a 10 minute look at the new terminal layout. 18 lanes of passenger screening are going in that will extend from the existing arrivals hall all the way across into the main terminal which will mean the removal of the existing landside cafes, Burger King and bar.
The new arrivals hall will be in the terminal extension when it is built. I also read the most if not all of the existing baggage hall will be knocked down and re-built.
All the pre-work so far carried including tree removal and the knocking down of the old FBO by the south apron was meant to have happened before Christmas so with no sign yet of the start of the phase 1 CTA road build the timetable is already 6 months behind schedule.
The new arrivals hall will be in the terminal extension when it is built. I also read the most if not all of the existing baggage hall will be knocked down and re-built.
All the pre-work so far carried including tree removal and the knocking down of the old FBO by the south apron was meant to have happened before Christmas so with no sign yet of the start of the phase 1 CTA road build the timetable is already 6 months behind schedule.
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I am thinking that with the arrivals hall now empty work can actually now start on building walls etc for the new security screening area so maybe security screening will move downstairs over the summer?
I think while the work is carried out a fire exit from baggage reclaim has to be maintained through the old arrivals hall.
On a completely different subject with the speed limit now increased between the M1 and the airport I timed two recent journeys as taking just 4 minutes each to and from the CTA.
I think while the work is carried out a fire exit from baggage reclaim has to be maintained through the old arrivals hall.
On a completely different subject with the speed limit now increased between the M1 and the airport I timed two recent journeys as taking just 4 minutes each to and from the CTA.
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Below is what I reported in February but the time scales are now wrong. Also some cost cutting seems to have been carried out to the new development. Pier B corridor link to the terminal has been reduced from two-stories to single story so instead of arriving and departing passengers being located on different floors a single floor will be segregated like it is now between stands 4 and 9. The infill of the ground floor area between the new terminal and the immigration hall to provide additional offices and departure space has been cancelled. The gross external floorspace for the development work has been reduced by 2,336sqm.
There also seems to be only 14 passenger screening desks and X ray machines and not the 18 that has always been quoted. I think at the moment there are 10.
Also latest plans are not showing again the multi story car park as part of phase 1 so I don't know what is happening now to this part of the plan.
Anyway below is from the February report.
Phase 1 now includes a parallel taxiway to runway 08 and an expanded South Apron and the multi-storey car park. The multi-story car park and the 08 taxiway were part of phase 3.
Quick summery
Phase one
a. Dualling of the Airport access road
b. Minor changes to the Holiday Inn Roundabout to accommodate the new
road
c. Remodelling of the Central Terminal Area (CTA) and the Drop-Off Zone and
Taxi Rank
d. Remodelling of the junction into the Mid-Term Car Park (MTCP)
e. Construction of the multi-storey car park
f. Construction of the pedestrian bridge link across the CTA to the short term
car park or any agreed alternative
g. Construction of the link building between the old and new terminals
h. Extension of the baggage reclaim area within the terminal
i. Construction of the walkway to Stand 9L/60
j. Infills to Pier A
k. Construction of new Pier B.
These works will take place over two years between April 2015 and May 2017.
In advance of the main part of Phase 1, Enabling Works will be undertaken.
Enabling works do not constitute the commencement of development including:
pegging out, tree removal, demolition and removal of
buildings and other structures on the site, site clearance, service diversions and
/ or disconnections and / or temporary service provision, excavation of known
below-ground obstructions, perimeter fencing and security and signage.
2.3 These works, together with the provision of temporary buildings for contractors’ compounds and the creation of temporary access routes, under Part 4 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)
Order 1995 will take place prior to the formal commencement of the Phase 1
works.
Additional enabling works relate to the terminal improvements. These are
necessary to create the space to enable the built improvements to take place.
They include provision of a temporary arrivals hall in the currently fallow area in
the Old Terminal Building, changes in access to the building, demolition of the
current arrivals hall, preparation for the new security screening area and the
relocation of security equipment, preparation and repair of dilapidations on the
first floor, the erection of hoardings and other internal re-organisations.
Terminal building improvements
3.15 Items g-k in paragraph 1.6 above all relate to improvements to the terminal
building.
3.16 The works to the terminal building will commence with the construction of the
walkway to Stand 9L and the infills to Pier A. The extension of the baggage
reclaim area will follow. The main construction of the Link Building will
commence in summer 2015 when all of the internal reorganisation and the
provision of some additional internal capacity has been completed. The most
significant element of the construction is the new Pier B and link to it, which will
commence towards the end of 2015 and take some sixteen months to
complete.
Completion of the terminal construction works and therefore Phase 1 is due in early 2017.
Phase 2
5.1 Phase 2 comprises the construction of Taxiway Foxtrot and the extension to the
West Apron.
5.3 These works are planned to commence in 2017 and be complete by 2019.
Phase 3
Phase 3 will include the extension of the parallel taxiway at the eastern end and
the provision of additional stands on the northern apron
It also looks like between 2019 and 2026 Landmark will lose their two aprons
There also seems to be only 14 passenger screening desks and X ray machines and not the 18 that has always been quoted. I think at the moment there are 10.
Also latest plans are not showing again the multi story car park as part of phase 1 so I don't know what is happening now to this part of the plan.
Anyway below is from the February report.
Phase 1 now includes a parallel taxiway to runway 08 and an expanded South Apron and the multi-storey car park. The multi-story car park and the 08 taxiway were part of phase 3.
Quick summery
Phase one
a. Dualling of the Airport access road
b. Minor changes to the Holiday Inn Roundabout to accommodate the new
road
c. Remodelling of the Central Terminal Area (CTA) and the Drop-Off Zone and
Taxi Rank
d. Remodelling of the junction into the Mid-Term Car Park (MTCP)
e. Construction of the multi-storey car park
f. Construction of the pedestrian bridge link across the CTA to the short term
car park or any agreed alternative
g. Construction of the link building between the old and new terminals
h. Extension of the baggage reclaim area within the terminal
i. Construction of the walkway to Stand 9L/60
j. Infills to Pier A
k. Construction of new Pier B.
These works will take place over two years between April 2015 and May 2017.
In advance of the main part of Phase 1, Enabling Works will be undertaken.
Enabling works do not constitute the commencement of development including:
pegging out, tree removal, demolition and removal of
buildings and other structures on the site, site clearance, service diversions and
/ or disconnections and / or temporary service provision, excavation of known
below-ground obstructions, perimeter fencing and security and signage.
2.3 These works, together with the provision of temporary buildings for contractors’ compounds and the creation of temporary access routes, under Part 4 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)
Order 1995 will take place prior to the formal commencement of the Phase 1
works.
Additional enabling works relate to the terminal improvements. These are
necessary to create the space to enable the built improvements to take place.
They include provision of a temporary arrivals hall in the currently fallow area in
the Old Terminal Building, changes in access to the building, demolition of the
current arrivals hall, preparation for the new security screening area and the
relocation of security equipment, preparation and repair of dilapidations on the
first floor, the erection of hoardings and other internal re-organisations.
Terminal building improvements
3.15 Items g-k in paragraph 1.6 above all relate to improvements to the terminal
building.
3.16 The works to the terminal building will commence with the construction of the
walkway to Stand 9L and the infills to Pier A. The extension of the baggage
reclaim area will follow. The main construction of the Link Building will
commence in summer 2015 when all of the internal reorganisation and the
provision of some additional internal capacity has been completed. The most
significant element of the construction is the new Pier B and link to it, which will
commence towards the end of 2015 and take some sixteen months to
complete.
Completion of the terminal construction works and therefore Phase 1 is due in early 2017.
Phase 2
5.1 Phase 2 comprises the construction of Taxiway Foxtrot and the extension to the
West Apron.
5.3 These works are planned to commence in 2017 and be complete by 2019.
Phase 3
Phase 3 will include the extension of the parallel taxiway at the eastern end and
the provision of additional stands on the northern apron
It also looks like between 2019 and 2026 Landmark will lose their two aprons
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Is there going to be a single air bridge added as part of the pier refill adjacent to the current 'new' pier?
Looking at the plans it looked as if they were but I might be mistaken so that's why I am asking the question.
It would be a good idea if the redevelopment of the piers had one or two air bridges added to accommodate the likes of ELAL.
Looking at the plans it looked as if they were but I might be mistaken so that's why I am asking the question.
It would be a good idea if the redevelopment of the piers had one or two air bridges added to accommodate the likes of ELAL.
Will the ground around stand 60 have any work done to level it off so aircraft pushing from there can face either direction? In the morning rush it's a real pain waiting for a gap in the traffic!
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No, both stands 60 and 61, which is angled from the other direction only work because of the angle. If the stands were straight in there would be no taxiway echo and the main and north apron would just be one big apron but at different heights. Taxiway echo is basically like a canal lock gate to get aircraft on to a different level. Also, and this might well be the main reason, I seem to remember that without the angle there would not be enough clearance on taxiway echo as the angle tucks the tails in of aircraft parked on those stands.
Oh and the reason why the northern apron is at the height it is, is that it had to connect to the existing taxiway delta that was put in to serve the cargo stands, which is also the reason why the eastern apron is at the height it is, which again is different to the northern apron as taxiway delta runs up hill although you wouldn't notice it.
Oh and the reason why the northern apron is at the height it is, is that it had to connect to the existing taxiway delta that was put in to serve the cargo stands, which is also the reason why the eastern apron is at the height it is, which again is different to the northern apron as taxiway delta runs up hill although you wouldn't notice it.
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Seems that the Airport Sports & Social Club located in Proctor Way, which is the road that runs between the Shell and Esso depots has shut and will be turned into parking spaces for TUI. For a few diehards this replaced the Flying Club as a drinking hole when that closed.
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That is brave up against FR! Or do they know something we don't?
Interestingly, in looking at a last minute trip yesterday I noticed next-day fares to GOT with FR were really low - about £60 day return. The guys sponsoring the CBG flights could save themselves a fortune
Interestingly, in looking at a last minute trip yesterday I noticed next-day fares to GOT with FR were really low - about £60 day return. The guys sponsoring the CBG flights could save themselves a fortune
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Well if I was the route planner for SAS I would pick Stansted over Luton for the next couple of years anyway. Luton is straining and outside forces don't help. Luton used to have 4 high capacity bendi-buses operating between the Station and the airport. Now it seems to be reduced to 2 with a couple of rubbish ex-London transport single decker low capacity shopper buses, one of which is still painted red put on the route.
I have also found the first problem with the temporary arrivals hall. As it is on the wrong side of the road almost every passenger needs to use the crossings. The problem is that there are often no gaps in the passengers using the crossings so no coaches can get by. This is what happened to me when I used the car park bus. We sat there for what seemed like minutes. When we did finally get past the coach has to swing 180 degrees and got caught a second time. There was plenty of moaning from the passengers on the coach as they had flights to catch.
I have also found the first problem with the temporary arrivals hall. As it is on the wrong side of the road almost every passenger needs to use the crossings. The problem is that there are often no gaps in the passengers using the crossings so no coaches can get by. This is what happened to me when I used the car park bus. We sat there for what seemed like minutes. When we did finally get past the coach has to swing 180 degrees and got caught a second time. There was plenty of moaning from the passengers on the coach as they had flights to catch.
Would this not be the additional services SAS talked about being from STN instead of LTN? As far as I can see in Amadeus, SK are still showing LHR-GOT with extra STN-GOT all down as 736 operated:
STN-GOT SK2568 X67 0830-1115
STN-GOT SK2570 X6 1920-2205
STN-GOT SK2568 X67 0830-1115
STN-GOT SK2570 X6 1920-2205