Originally Posted by
esquiar
Flying SFO->FRA on UA, connecting on same ticket to LH FRA->SOF. We are fully vaccinated but not admissible to Germany under current rules (USA citizens, tourism). It appears the LH SOF flights customarily depart the Z gates (Bulgaria is non-Schengen) and the UA flight customarily arrives at one of the A20-ish gates. We need to stay in the transit area for this to work, but my understanding is that the Frankfurt A gates serve Schengen departures. Can non-Schengen arrivals to A transit to Z without passport control?
Your UA flight would arrive at a Z gate.
As A and Z gates share the same parking position, the name of the parking stand is named under the letter "A" and you would be released to the upper level which is the Z level.
Your connection would be a Z->Z or a Z->B connection.
One exception is that "ANS" is the name of the bus arrivals position of non-Schengen arrivals at Z but still, you would be able to go to the Z departures area without clearing passport control.