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Old Aug 18, 2011 | 10:05 pm
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Originally Posted by 14940674
I understand the official policy of the checkpoint; however, in my understanding, derived from FT threads, the checkpoint is usually clogged with the disabled, which severely diminished its utility. While available to all, in practice it mostly serves disabled passengers. If my understanding is mistaken then I apologize. I have never used it, so I have no first-person information.
In practice it's starting to be used for those that are disabled and large groups as it will be going forward, but in general it's still mostly filled with business type travelers.
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