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Old Oct 26, 2014 | 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by callum9999
What's the "offloading" procedure people are talking about? I've arrived in T1, transferred to T2 via flight connections to use a lounge then left T2 to go airside where I later transferred to T5 without having to go through any special procedure.

Is that because I'm a UK citizen?
T5 is different to the other Terminals, in that it uses Ready to Fly, so you can't just walk out - everything is connected to it - baggage, visas, conformance and so on. The other terminals use Positive Boarding, which is less embracing.
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