Originally Posted by FrancisA

...I wonder whether this is more than just a misunderstanding of the purpose of fast track/ineptitude, but rather a business practice by the airport. I presume that the airlines pay for standard security (via their airport fees) and an additional charge for fast track (be it per passenger or bulk contract). If there are penalties for failing to deliver standard security within set time limits (vs lower penalities for sub-standard fast track performance), it could be that the airport operator is better off financailly focusing on their standard passenger security performance and therefore does not care about the deterioriation of fast track performance....