Very long queues at CPH security
Jan 13, 2017, 12:20 pm
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Very long queues at CPH security
Crazy queues yesterday evening at CPH security. Does anyone know when things will get better? It took at least 20 minutes to get through to the duty-free areas.
Jan 13, 2017, 1:58 pm
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Jan 13, 2017, 2:55 pm
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Blame the people who decided to buy these strip search machines and slow things down by making use of them.
And ever since they started with putting in the automated passport control gates, the passport control clearing times have become much more extreme too.
Welcome to how technology may not always be a great solution -- except for those who sell or buy the junk and effectively pad their bank account that way.
Jan 14, 2017, 2:58 am
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I must have missed the noticed posted at CPH, but it appears that they're doing some upgrade work at security so several lanes are closed right now, but will reopen in mid-January. Perhaps that's the cause of the extremely long queues, partially at least?
Jan 17, 2017, 12:10 pm
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I have not seen yet the time when all the lanes were open. Even without any reconstruction. Although, I don't use the main security much, so I might have a pessimistically unlikely experience.
Jan 18, 2017, 2:45 am
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Given how wide the main security checkpoint is, let's just say that during the busier hours my unaided eye can't easily see all the lanes -- but that's because I'm often using CPH Express/FastTrack. But there are times when the lines are packed and all the lanes seemed open and operating.
Jan 18, 2017, 3:25 am
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A colleague of mine suggested another entry point to the CPH security lanes that is often less crowded. I'll try it later this week and report back on here.
Jan 18, 2017, 3:15 pm
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Luckily, Oneworld carriers are very generous with the CPH Express allowance.
