Originally Posted by
shorthauldad
Quiz time.... is this:
a) A very badly-designed shop?
b) The only thoroughfare between security and the gate area at a major UK airport?
You're not talking about LHR T3 are you? If so, that is not the only way to the gates from security. I don't usually go through the shops to get to the gate, although I sometimes (ahem, often?) walk over to the shops if I have things to buy after exiting security.