Nearly fifteen minutes from kerb to lounge this morning, a small part of that due to the changed foot traffic flow in place due to the ongoing construction, but mostly due to me lollygagging and chatting to various staff about the construction and new scanners.

A remarkable clear and balmy morning considering the drenching the are has received of late, still some minor flooding on a couple of the roads heading to the airport this morning




The BA desks were looking pretty busy but as I am hand baggage only it was straight through to departures. The initial boarding pass check was clear however the approach to security is completely changed. There is one of the new scanners immediately to the left as you approach security. Chatting to the security guys a little later they say that it should be coming online this week so maybe next week I’ll get to see it in action.




Immediately after this there is a long temporary tunnel and all of the foot traffic converges into this




Once through the tunnel the fast path lane reappears on the left.

Easily through security and after a few minutes chat to the chaps manning the security screening I was off to the aspire lounge.

All change here too as the plus lounge is now closed for renovations. A through the keyhole type view of the plus lounge space taken through the gap in the chained up door




with an hour to kill it’s time to grab a coffee and take a look at the buffet