Originally Posted by
Rami Tamimi
Well, that's no longer the case. The security checkpoints for INTL and DOM flights have been merged. This means that everyone clears security in the same area irrespective of their destination. If you are flying abroad, you then turn left to clear customs and immigration and if you fly domestic, you turn right and clear.... nothing.
One can, therefore, spend some time in the domestic departures area before clearing customs & immigration and proceeding to the international airside area.
Visiting the lounge in the domestic terminal worked perfectly. I think the layout of DME is great and prefer it to SVO. The only thing I would say is, normally it would be better to get through emigration and into the gate area if you're flying internationally. It doesn't take much to go wrong at emigration and for you to get held up and miss your flight. In my case, it got quite marginal.