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The airlines are not responsible for this. Belfast is a small airport, it carries a small volume of passengers, airports such as Stansted (25 million) rarely have these issues, so the likes of Belfast should be easy to get through.
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Met a family from Boston today who were doing the tour of the island-of-Ireland coast clockwise and had reached NI. They flew in to Cork from Providence on Norwegian; they didn't even know that Norwegian flew to Belfast 
I am afraid to think what Norwegian's Stateside advertising is like but it sounds like Belfast isn't high on the agenda.
I am afraid to think what Norwegian's Stateside advertising is like but it sounds like Belfast isn't high on the agenda.
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Met a family from Boston today who were doing the tour of the island-of-Ireland coast clockwise and had reached NI. They flew in to Cork from Providence on Norwegian; they didn't even know that Norwegian flew to Belfast
I am afraid to think what Norwegian's Stateside advertising is like but it sounds like Belfast isn't high on the agenda.
I am afraid to think what Norwegian's Stateside advertising is like but it sounds like Belfast isn't high on the agenda.
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There’s some issue Stateside with marketing. Not sure of the details but one of the United bods told me several years ago that there was an arrangement with the Irish Tourist board that directed everything towards the South. Not sure if they get subsidies from them but it can’t be an accident that it’s happening again.
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There are also the passengers, some of whom need their heads examined. Either they arrive 4 hours early and jam the previous wave or they arrive with 45 minutes til departure screaming blue murder at the back of the priority search queue because 'this never happens at any other airport' demanding to be brought through as they have not left themselves enough time to present themselves at the gate prior to closure. Don't forget the jokers that like to meander their way along the snake and arrive at the search amazed to hear they have to take their coats off and computers out of bags and liquids in a certain way.
and for all the bumpf about the queues on Monday, sources tell me the queue time from boarding cards to 'Sip and Stone' was under 40 minutes. Add on 20 for the stairs and boarding cards and an hour (if you are hand baggage only) all told is not that bad for a peak season. Ask anyone at Stansted if they don't have relatively similar periods.
The airport is telling people to come early and they are telling people to be prepared for the search process. The passengers have to play their part..
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There’s some issue Stateside with marketing. Not sure of the details but one of the United bods told me several years ago that there was an arrangement with the Irish Tourist board that directed everything towards the South. Not sure if they get subsidies from them but it can’t be an accident that it’s happening again.
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Owen, this is just complete ignorance I'm afraid. There are multiple factors at play and the airlines certainly are one because of their baggage model shift of late to avoid checked baggage (at least baggage checked in the hall as opposed to the front of the aircraft) I understand that the airport is getting flack for preparation but there are a lot of factors behind that too, not all of which are preventable regardless of how easily people like to deploy the 'shambles' and 'disgrace' monikers in short sighted social media posts.
There are also the passengers, some of whom need their heads examined. Either they arrive 4 hours early and jam the previous wave or they arrive with 45 minutes til departure screaming blue murder at the back of the priority search queue because 'this never happens at any other airport' demanding to be brought through as they have not left themselves enough time to present themselves at the gate prior to closure. Don't forget the jokers that like to meander their way along the snake and arrive at the search amazed to hear they have to take their coats off and computers out of bags and liquids in a certain way.
and for all the bumpf about the queues on Monday, sources tell me the queue time from boarding cards to 'Sip and Stone' was under 40 minutes. Add on 20 for the stairs and boarding cards and an hour (if you are hand baggage only) all told is not that bad for a peak season. Ask anyone at Stansted if they don't have relatively similar periods.
The airport is telling people to come early and they are telling people to be prepared for the search process. The passengers have to play their part..
There are also the passengers, some of whom need their heads examined. Either they arrive 4 hours early and jam the previous wave or they arrive with 45 minutes til departure screaming blue murder at the back of the priority search queue because 'this never happens at any other airport' demanding to be brought through as they have not left themselves enough time to present themselves at the gate prior to closure. Don't forget the jokers that like to meander their way along the snake and arrive at the search amazed to hear they have to take their coats off and computers out of bags and liquids in a certain way.
and for all the bumpf about the queues on Monday, sources tell me the queue time from boarding cards to 'Sip and Stone' was under 40 minutes. Add on 20 for the stairs and boarding cards and an hour (if you are hand baggage only) all told is not that bad for a peak season. Ask anyone at Stansted if they don't have relatively similar periods.
The airport is telling people to come early and they are telling people to be prepared for the search process. The passengers have to play their part..
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....and those who don’t clear off from after the body scanners while they re-dress.
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The very last point is very true. But when will security employ someone with the specific task of ensuring that people don't stand at the x-ray machine whilst they re pack?
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When I buy a ticket I enter into a contract with the airline. I don't sign any contract with the airport, that is a business-to-business contract between them and my airline. So if the airport is having dificulties handling volume they should take it up in the first instance with the airlines, not with the passengers.
The airport is telling people to come early and they are telling people to be prepared for the search process. The passengers have to play their part..
As Einstein said, "doing the same thing repeatedly, and expecting different results is the definition of insanity,"
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