Waiting for the pushback truck and then de-iceing.
It would have been smarter to get the evening EasyJet or Ryanair direct flights MAN BER. Much cheaper too. But I fancied a late afternoon arrival in the Hauptstadt. 🤔
The train might even have been quicker from Chester. Eurostar and a cross platform change at Brussels Midi. The maninexitrow defers to the man in seat61
www.seat61.com