FlyerTalk Evangelist, Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere between 0 and 13,000 metres high
Programs: AF/KL Life Plat, BA GGL+GfL, ALL Plat, Hilton Diam, Marriott Gold, blablablah, etc
Posts: 30,610
I wouldn't say it's been either any busier or any emptier of late and for a while. It varies a lot depending on luck, day, time, and whether there are delays on the day or not (I'd say time and delays being the two highest predictors).