...or walked the Stansted Retail Grand Canyon to the sound of passengers screaming to get out!

An alternative approach to noise and general hassle follows an experience of mine at FRA at the security check on a Friday afternoon. Cue frustrated passengers and gnashing of teeth. An elderly gentleman had a violin case and was asked to prove it was a genuine instrument. He responded by standing on a chair and playing perhaps 30-45 seconds of beautiful violin music. Everything stopped, people went quiet and started smiling. He concluded to applause and made everybody's day.

My solution - compulsory classical music at all airports