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Old Jul 22, 2015 | 6:37 am
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Originally Posted by fassy
Not that hard to find, e.g. try CPH. Once you clear immigration/passport control you are airside in the main Schengen terminal, no boarding pass needed (as long as you come from a secure point of origin, otherwise they'll send you to the baggage claim).

Same goes for a lot of other airports around.
Originally Posted by stimpy
This is true. If you fly LHR-CPH for instance, you pass the immigration control and you are in the Schengen terminal. Whether you can access a lounge there is another story. I think it wouldn't be a problem with a Priority Pass lounge. I'm rarely asked to present a BP at those.
Of course, the situation at CPH will certainly be of great help to the the OP in ATH Andy33 and Koby are right, no access from out of Schengen to Schengen departures (airside) unless one has a boarding pass.
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