You can tell there's nothing much to talk about when all we can find to discuss about LBA is it's escalators. Hopefully at some point in the near future we'll be talking about the arrivals terminal construction progress.
The fact that it has been "discussed/talked about" on a regular basis on this forum for some considerable time would suggest that it is a subject which causes, rightly or wrongly, passengers considerable angst and does nothing to enhance their views and satisfaction levels when passing through the airport. The last owners did nothing about it even though they were aware of it. I had hoped that the new owners/management would take a different approach but it seems not. I too hope that the new arrivals area will appear soon ending this long running problem.
WH maybe the word flippant was the wrong one to use. Aplogies if this offended you. Maybe the word relevant would have been more suitable. I have used escalators at airports all over Europe and beyond and never had a baggage problem and have never seen anyone else having a problem either. Why Leeds Railway station restricts the use of their escalator I have no idea but they are the first station I know of (I used to travel frequesntly throughout the London's Tube and Main Line station network) where such restrictions apply.
But, importantly, Leeds station isn't Leeds airport and, irrespective of any baggage restrictions, we are talking here of whether the airport chooses to ensure that a piece of equipment, installed initially for all the right reasons I'm sure, is working when necessary. The fact that it isn't available because it isn't switched on has got nothing to do with baggage so your comment wasn't relevant in the context of the initial complaint or subsequent discussion. I trust that this clarification does just that.