Is a 50 minute turnaround doable in VCE?
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Is a 50 minute turnaround doable in VCE?
Would it be possible to fly in on the last flight from LGW into VCE at 21:50 and depart back on the same plane at 22:40?
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Although I've not done it, barring huge queues I would have thought so as VCE is a relatively compact (and seemingly well run) airport. If you are going all the way through to landside and checking in again there is a priority security lane on the right hand side of the entrance to security. When I was there last year nobody bothered checking anything on entering this lane but on the assumption that CE would entitle me to use it I went ahead. The queues were minimal anyway, and that was in the middle of the day in peak season.
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That far right-hand lane is for crew and Club Milione members only. I am a Club Milione member and they check my membership card thoroughly every time I go through. As VCE is my home airport, I would say that 50 minutes is cutting it close. BA does have OLCI for VCE now, so if you have OLCI before and do not have any checked luggage, you can go through the "transfers" area. This is immediately on your left after going down the escalator from the gate area. They will re-screen you and you'll go back up the escalator to the gate right away. This helps you avoid the main security lanes. However, at that time of night, I do not know if it will be open/manned. If it isn't manned, then just go outside the double-doors and right up through main security.
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Nobody checked when I went through this lane (only done it a couple of times though), so maybe I was lucky! However, I seem to recall someone saying they had been given a sticker/pass for this lane on an older post about VCE.
Originally Posted by dg4255
That far right-hand lane is for crew and Club Milione members only. I am a Club Milione member and they check my membership card thoroughly every time I go through. As VCE is my home airport, I would say that 50 minutes is cutting it close. BA does have OLCI for VCE now, so if you have OLCI before and do not have any checked luggage, you can go through the "transfers" area. This is immediately on your left after going down the escalator from the gate area. They will re-screen you and you'll go back up the escalator to the gate right away. This helps you avoid the main security lanes. However, at that time of night, I do not know if it will be open/manned. If it isn't manned, then just go outside the double-doors and right up through main security.
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Probably best to have had this conversation in the thread below to preserve it for future searches.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...tions-116.html
It has VCE down as a Very Good B2B.
This is the most recent update on it, from 2 months ago:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28280002-post1612.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...tions-116.html
It has VCE down as a Very Good B2B.
This is the most recent update on it, from 2 months ago:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/28280002-post1612.html
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