Originally Posted by
airline brat
Schiphol Update, 05 November 2022
Tier Point run, same-day return
*Outbound flight arrived on stand on time. Lengthy sprint to entry stairs down to Immigration to find.....a crowd and a closed entryway, similar to Tube gate closings. Stood there at least 10 minutes before the (now large) crowd was let through. Down the stairs to find...another large crowd in front of us. Pre-pandemic passports could be scanned at e-gates, sign is now blacked out to show only EU and Swiss passports allowed. 3 of 5 manual processing desks open, 2 were for non-EU passports. Exited to luggage area at 90-minute mark.
*Return flight--still in the uninspiring Aspire Lounge (what a tip it is) as I write this. Fast Track Security was fairly quick, less than 10 minutes and more down to the rookie passengers in the queue than the staff themselves. Passport Control took a while longer--lengthy queues to get to desks or e-gates. E-gates were accepting a variety of non-EU passports to process passengers, was a lot quicker than entry, probably about 25 minutes to pass through.
why did you go out through immigration and back in through security for a same day return? did you have bags to check or were you planning to go in to Amsterdam for a few hours>