Which UK airport ranking 2023
Aug 29, 2023, 10:58 pm
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Which UK airport ranking 2023
Reported by Sky News:
Here is the list of airports ranked best to worst, according to the Which? survey:
Liverpool John Lennon - 82% overall customer score
London City - 78%
Southampton - 77%
Bournemouth - 75%
East Midlands - 72%
Newcastle - 72%
Glasgow International - 62%
Leeds Bradford - 58%
London Gatwick North - 57%
London Heathrow - Terminal 4 - 57%
London Heathrow - Terminal 5 - 57%
Bristol - 56%
Aberdeen - 55%
Edinburgh - 55%
London Gatwick South - 54%
London Heathrow - Terminal 2 - 54%
London Heathrow - Terminal 3 - 54%
Birmingham - 53%
London Stansted - 51%
Manchester Terminal 2 - 50%
Belfast International - 49%
Luton - 49%
Manchester Terminal 1 - 44%
Manchester Terminal 3 - 38%
https://news.sky.com/story/uks-best-...urvey-12950224
UK's best and worst airports named in Which? survey
Liverpool John Lennon airport was ranked top, with passengers describing it as "first class" and "well run". A spokesperson for Manchester Airport - which came bottom - called the research "deeply flawed and misleading".Here is the list of airports ranked best to worst, according to the Which? survey:
Liverpool John Lennon - 82% overall customer score
London City - 78%
Southampton - 77%
Bournemouth - 75%
East Midlands - 72%
Newcastle - 72%
Glasgow International - 62%
Leeds Bradford - 58%
London Gatwick North - 57%
London Heathrow - Terminal 4 - 57%
London Heathrow - Terminal 5 - 57%
Bristol - 56%
Aberdeen - 55%
Edinburgh - 55%
London Gatwick South - 54%
London Heathrow - Terminal 2 - 54%
London Heathrow - Terminal 3 - 54%
Birmingham - 53%
London Stansted - 51%
Manchester Terminal 2 - 50%
Belfast International - 49%
Luton - 49%
Manchester Terminal 1 - 44%
Manchester Terminal 3 - 38%
Aug 30, 2023, 1:13 am
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That was my main anomaly - T2 is comfortably the best terminal at LHR. Otherwise the rankings broadly make sense albeit I have no experience of LPL.
Aug 30, 2023, 3:04 am
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Aug 30, 2023, 7:12 am
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Liverpool is a nicer airport purely because it's a quieter airport. But Liverpool has recently expanded the seating area in the bar in the main departures area, with the effect of massively reducing the amount of seating available for people who don't want to pay stupid money for a mediocre beer and a worse burger. So I can see Liverpool plummeting down the list next year.
Aug 30, 2023, 12:35 pm
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Have to say that it feels like GLA has got markedly better post lockdown. Even in the first thing in the morning rush, flying on LS, so no priority, security has been an absolute breeze, the new bar/restaurant on the site of the old Spoons is much bigger and has loads of seats (even if the food is still as poor), other facilities perfectly acceptable. Whether it's just just down to it being quieter or not, I don't know, but it feels like they're doing something right - though parking fees have shot up, and drop off fees are now £5...
Aug 30, 2023, 1:45 pm
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The Telegraph is also running the story. The most positive thing they could say about MAN is this:
Manchester is in a north-east Cheshire field, ten miles south of the city centre. Its location is hugely convenient for the 90 people who live in nearby villages and Peak District hill-dwellers.
Aug 30, 2023, 4:05 pm
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Manchester airport suffers from one overriding major persistent fault - the delusional refusal of MAN/MAG management to accept the reality of their state, continual poor frequent user feedback, repeated low rankings in surveys however flawed, damaged national reputation, etc. and actually do anything about it.
Aug 30, 2023, 4:19 pm
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Manchester airport suffers from one overriding major persistent fault - the delusional refusal of MAN/MAG management to accept the reality of their state, continual poor frequent user feedback, repeated low rankings in surveys however flawed, damaged national reputation, etc. and actually do anything about it.
Aug 30, 2023, 6:45 pm
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But from their point of view, what's the motivation to improve? Where else are airlines that want to tap into the large market in the mid-west of the country going to fly to, or passengers from there going to fly from? Liverpool's a tiny airport, Birmingham's not on the same scale, Glasgow's too far for all but the most enthusiastic of bargain hunters, and Heathrow is not an easy one to get to.
Sep 3, 2023, 4:25 am
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Manchester airport suffers from one overriding major persistent fault - the delusional refusal of MAN/MAG management to accept the reality of their state, continual poor frequent user feedback, repeated low rankings in surveys however flawed, damaged national reputation, etc. and actually do anything about it.
Sep 3, 2023, 7:42 am
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I can confirm LPL is pleasant enough. I’ve done a couple of trips out of there and found it well run. It is considerably helped by its small size and lack of long haunt routes.
I can also confirm the position of MAN looks perfectly correct to me. MAN (and various partners) is one of a number of companies that missed the point of the furlough, possibly thinking the paperwork involved was a bit hard.
I can also confirm the position of MAN looks perfectly correct to me. MAN (and various partners) is one of a number of companies that missed the point of the furlough, possibly thinking the paperwork involved was a bit hard.