No disagreement, I can't think of anything CE got on the ground (Mar 2019)....Experience similar to yours, i.e.
- no online checkin
- long queues to check in with no dedicated Business/Status desk (I think one maybe opened just as we got checked in, about 40 mins wait)
- no lounge as mentioned
- bus gate from a downstairs "holding pen"
- lengthy queues to exit Schengen

We went for the carnival and had a fantastic time, but boy does the airport try its best to take the shine off the trip!!