Originally Posted by
mrmp
Also, on a related note, if travelling with only hand luggage then can you transfer from a UK-international flight at EDI by just staying airside, since domestic arrivals pass through the departure lounge? Not something I intend to do anytime soon, but I’ve been curious since I first there arrived on a domestic flight.[/left]
I don't know if luggage can be interlined through EDI, but yes, passengers arriving from a domestic flight can just walk directly to their next departure gate if there is no luggage to collect.
Therefore, EDI airside is considered as being "in the UK", so anyone arriving on a Lufthansa flight will need to go through UK immigration in order access the departures area. LHR, LGW and MAN have biometrics to differentiate between passengers with domestic and international origins.
The announcement you heard can't be standard (unless it's standard for the UK only) because the UK does not "trust" Germany's airport security while other countries served by Lufthansa short-haul do. Thus there would be no mention of connecting passengers needing to reclear security when arriving on Lufthansa in most other European airports.