Waiting for flight

Lounge in Edinburgh Airport. The airport has grown a lot in the past 10 years. I recall when I just came the first time to Edinburgh 15 years ago, when there was only one small terminal that had only a few gates. The parking was only a surface, and we actually walked into the terminal from the outside. Now, there is a BIG terminal, a multi-story carpark, and also an international arrivals area where -- presumably -- one might actually be subject to a customs check (as opposed to merely choosing to call if there was something to declare). Concomitant with this expansion is an apparent expansion in use as well. In 1995 -- when I started university -- the airport would have been rightly classified as 'sleepy'. In the many times I used it, I was rarely to encounter a busy terminal building, except save for when therew was construction going on. Now? Wow! There mgith need to be another expansion, especially if these crowds continue. Okay, the snapshots in my mind are several years apart, but in an ever-increasingly mobile Europe (and Scotland - what with its rich history of explorers and adventurers - is likely only to become more mobile) will only be increased in its desirability as a place to see beautiful sights of nature and history, further increasing the immigration rate here.