Morning all from soggy Shropshire.
Just following up with a conclusion/Résumé
Decided on the 'easy option' and chose the airport uncovered long stay - it cost €67.20
Arrived at the car park entrance to find it coned off
"Is closed" or some such rebuke from the gentlemen manning the cones
"But, I've booked"
"You pay?"
I showed him my booking form and he moved the cones and let me in!
I suspect that because it was soooo busy (*) that they had decided to limit entrance otherwise it would have been completely full!
Parked up and ambled across to the airport.
* = arrived in the car park around 7.25pm and by the time we had checked our cases in and had our documents checked several times ... it was 9.10pm when we sat down in the departure hall!!!
I suspect that a few more staff at the baggage inspection area (two belts not open) and passport checking (only half the desks manned) may have made for a more pleasurable experience, but ... hey ho!