It's all about Gatwick.
I think I've only flown out of Heathrow once. Gatwick's mega though. And by mega I mean not horrific for an airport.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:07, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

The best airport in the South is Bournemouth
Tiny, quiet, well appointed and quick to navigate.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:08, Reply)

It was a collection of portcabins the last time I was there
I hope it's moved on since then.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:45, Reply)

Hey, Barry!
Did you sort out your trip to The Netherlands...?
(Don Draper is, indeed, mad and a man., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:18, Reply)

Is that a gay sex euphemism?

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:25, Reply)

Nah, not sure I'm gonna bother.
Krakow in Poland looks good enough for me. Plus I've been reading a few articles on Wilsa Krakow fans and they're more than a bit nuts, so I probably won't make it back alive to go to Holland anyway.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:41, Reply)

Shame, man....
....but I've never been to Poland. I have heard their drinking exploits are legendary. And Polish Vodka is liver mangling...
(Don Draper is, indeed, mad and a man., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:44, Reply)

Fucking hell
Gatwick is an atrocious shitehole filled with retarded chavs heading to Malaga in the summer and cheap skiing in the winter. Christ knows how anybody can stand to be there for more than 5 minutes. Only Stansted is worse and it's a points decision.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:33, Reply)

You're wrong there actually
They have made some really significant improvements to Gatwick recently, it's streets ahead of Stanstead and Luton, and I much prefer it to Heathrow now. At Stanstead they are pretty much going out of their way to make any journey through their as unpleasant as possible.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:39, Reply)

Unless they've changed the fucking retarded gate layout at Gatwick
then no, I'm not. Plus, my problem with Gatwick is the people who use it not particularly the airport as it all contributes to the overall "ambience"

Admittedly I've not been though Gatwick for 6 months or so, so I guess at least the replacement terminal connecty monorail thing will be done now, but what else have they done?

Stansted is shite but you expect that from an airport that mostly flies budget and charter. Gatwick is just a massive disappointment.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:44, Reply)

That's the best summation...
...of Gatwick and Stansted I think I've ever read! Hopefully, Virgin Airways will make the investment into Gatwick and make it its hub (like British Airways did for Heathrow Terminal 5). Then, Maybe Gatwick will have a fighting chance. Stansted, on the other hand has Ryanair and EasyJet. Oh dear...
(Don Draper is, indeed, mad and a man., Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:41, Reply)

Heathrow's problem is not terminals, it's lack of runways and other space
I mean, 1-3 aren't excatly salubrious, but these days I don't use it unless it's unavoidable simply becuase nothing except intercontinental is ever on time. Too many planes and not enough runways. All the Gordon Ramsay in the world in T5 doesn't change the fact that the thing I want most from a plane is to be on fucking time.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:51, Reply)