London - Stansted airport

Wow. This airport sucks. I arrived about 1h45m before my domestic flight (just after 7 am, probably not peak time). Massive queues to check in, and even bigger queues to go through security (pic 1). Might have something to do with the 5 pound express lane through security...
Ended up getting through security 5 mins before my gate was due to close and ran there, only to find they hadn't started boarding yet. There was still a decent queue 20 mins later, after the signs said the gate had closed (pic 2).
Finally boarded about the time the plane was due to leave (currently 15 mins after departure and we are just pushing away from the terminal).Read more