Originally Posted by
Braniff
"Please Wait" is something itself to dislike about BAA. Since practically no other airport does this, I presume the intent is only to keep passengers by the stores.
Birmingham certainly did last time I was there. Gatwick (no longer BAA) did it recently when I was last there, even though all domestics go from gate 55.
I'm sure Manchester do it too.
And it saves the horror of gate changes too.