Originally Posted by
pacer142
Not sure I see the issue. Gate security has a massive benefit in that the queues will not cause you to miss a flight. Returning to central security would make it as bad as many other large airports.
This.
I don't see why so many people appear to scoff at AMS for having gate security. There's only one downside to it that I can think of, and that is not being able to take your bottle of water with you because that gets taken from you at security. But this problem needs to be solved differently (and is not something for this thread).
There are only advantages to me with this setup, chiefly among which that you're not wasting giant amounts of time in line with people who may be flying hours after you are supposed to leave.