Originally Posted by
bocastephen
Is there an option to grab your stuff, leave and take the train to Paris and fly out from there? Not sure if the UK has a requirement to complete screening once it begins....and I don't care since I'll never be traveling there since I'm a bossy American
In the UK, you can refuse and you'll be escorted out of the airport and are supposed to be prohibited from flying that day. You can still take the Eurostar or similar out of the county.
Me, I don't like stupid games, nor will I support a nation that engages in this ridiculous, panty-waisted idiocy. My money and myself go to other nations.