Heathrow T5 security being pleasant.

[ladymuck]

Always found Manchester security reasonably pleasant.
I used to use LGW - MAN (2005-2010) like most people use the London Underground.

Are you having a giraffe??

The one (and only) time I've passed through MAN, it was a complete zoo. The security staff were rude, they were shouting at people accusing them of having banned items in their hand luggage as pretty much everything was going to secondary search. It took an age to get through. My stuff was pulled for a check and despite them tipping the entire contents out and rifling though every pocket, they found NOTHING and still had the audacity to say being selected for secondary was my fault. Reading experiences of people who regularly use MAN, this is BAU.

This was when returning from a CUK Christmas Do, so maybe there was reasonable suspicion...

[Lance]

Are you having a giraffe??

The one (and only) time I've passed through MAN, it was a complete zoo. The security staff were rude, they were shouting at people accusing them of having banned items in their hand luggage as pretty much everything was going to secondary search. It took an age to get through. My stuff was pulled for a check and despite them tipping the entire contents out and rifling though every pocket, they found NOTHING and still had the audacity to say being selected for secondary was my fault. Reading experiences of people who regularly use MAN, this is BAU.

This was when returning from a CUK Christmas Do, so maybe there was reasonable suspicion...

he was probably using T3 which is mostly domestic and business travel. I've only used T3 a couple of times and it was like a different aiport.
T1 is just awful with knuckle draggers at security.

[Paddy]

Are you having a giraffe??

The one (and only) time I've passed through MAN, it was a complete zoo. The security staff were rude, they were shouting at people accusing them of having banned items in their hand luggage as pretty much everything was going to secondary search. It took an age to get through. My stuff was pulled for a check and despite them tipping the entire contents out and rifling though every pocket, they found NOTHING and still had the audacity to say being selected for secondary was my fault. Reading experiences of people who regularly use MAN, this is BAU.

This was when returning from a CUK Christmas Do, so maybe there was reasonable suspicion...

Had similar at Gatwick, security were targeting white males and females only. Whilst having a full check it was so predictable who would be let through and who would be checked.