I am confused! According to the
ZRH transfer guide available on M&M website Europe non-Schengen to intercontinental connections should work as follows:
• Security check immediately on arrival at Dock B (Transfer zone D), passengers arriving from an OSS country+ do not have to go through a security check if arriving directly at Dock B
• No passport check required
• Stay at Panorama Lounge Dock E possible
• Onward flight from Dock E
+OSS indicates "One Stop Security" countries. This category includes all EU countries as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, UK and USA. Passengers on aircraft arriving from these countries are not required to clear any further security check as long as their flight arrives directly at a dock.
I've done UK (an OSS country) to intercontinental connections 3 times since the new Pier B/D and central security opened. The first two times I went through passport control in ZRH on purpose but a couple of weeks ago I decided to go directly to Dock E as my incoming flight arrived late.
It was an apron arrival but the plane parked close to Dock B and a ride on the "Business bus" was probably quicker than walking from D41 to Grüezi D. What I still don't understand is once inside Grüezi D, the escalator down to the passport control area and another escalator down to the SkyMetro platform seemed to be exactly the same whether you arrived at a gate or by bus. If you bear left when you reach the passport control area and go down the escalator you end up on the platform for the "unclean" carriage of Heidi's train. Once in Dock E I had to follow some circuitous route to security check before going up to the departure level. I could not see how arriving directly at a gate would have avoided security in Dock E.
Has anyone arriving from the UK and connecting to intercontinental managed to transfer in ZRH without having to re-clear security?