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Old Jun 13, 2015, 1:12 am
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irishguy28
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Departures 3, just now. A bit of a slow/choke point at the bottom of the stairs, where 2 staff were checking boarding gates on the boarding passes. No queue for security...just a walking pace line. Some people were a bit inclined to hang back, so I was able to walk up to a free berth straight away.

A longer line for pasport control. A bank of 5 EU/EEA passport readers was "closed off" by some barricades. There were 2 manned passport control booths to the left being jealously guarded by a stern-looking security guard...not sure what criteria would allow you into his domain, there was no signage. Continued on to the 4 manned booths to the right - 1 for EU/EEA, the other 3 for all passport holders. Those 3 were moving VERY slow. The KMar agent in the EU/EEA line sent back a non-EU/EEA passport holder ^

All told: from bottom of stairs theough security in less than 5 mins; through passports in 3-5 minutes.

Not a bad first attempt. But I did not ask for a second bite of the cherry!!!
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