Originally Posted by
RichardInSF
In addition to all the points raised above, on my last departure from MAN-SFO on Virgin Atlantic, they held a secondary security check at the gate and the gate led to an outdoor stairs walk-up to the plane -- for a wide-body long-haul international flight!!
That's the farewell that, along with earlier bad experiences at security, led me to rule future MAN departures out forever.
That's because half of the contact gates in T2 are unavailable due to the terminal upgrade. The first part of the upgrade opens in April.
You seriously have never had to walk up stairs for an international flight before? If happens at all UK airports and most of the other airports I travel to.