Just in case someone searches for info on STN in the future and comes upon this thread, I'll wrap it up with some facts from this weekend's visit.

-STN is 50 minutes by Express Train from Liverpool station. Cost is 35 pounds business class return, 24 pounds economy, I think. Trains run every 15 minutes during most of the day.
-The airport is primarily for the leisure traveler on the discount airlines. It seems very underutilized except at early morning checkin. Two concourse areas are in use and I gather the third could be used. The concourses are connected to the terminal by a transit train. Trip takes about 5 minutes on the train itself.
-Arriving pax have to go through immigration and customs, enter the main terminal to get to the checkin counters, then go through security and reach a departure lounge. (There is a direct route for transiting pax bypassing immigration but it was not in use when I was there.)
-Departure Lounge has many shops and one or two restaurants. Also one shower in the restroom area.
-There are two separate security screening tracks, separated between EU and non EU. One is very light and used for Fast Track...ask for a sticker when checking in.
-There is an Executive Services Lounge near the KL gates run by KL but open to all willing to pay 5 pounds a head.
-I have the feeling that I could have rushed the whole route and made it onto the plane heading back to AMS if there had been room, but there was not.



[This message has been edited by Warrenlm (edited 06-30-2002).]