Originally Posted by
WheelsUpGal
Thank you thank you! First traveled to Europe in the 70's and I still don't 'get' the Schengen thing when it comes to airports. So after Immigration I am in the Schengen Zone so would use the Schengen Lounge. Got it. On the return through FRA . . . since I am flying TO IAD, that would mean I would use the Schengen Lounge?? No ********'s.
Thanks again . . . . Not sure I will be all that 'clean' after two flights and 5 hours in the IAH Lounge, but I hope so?
Think of Schengen like a big domestic Zone.
General rule: If arriving from a clean country (like US, Schengen....) you normally (but there are exceptions) don't need to go security in Europe.
There is a passport control between the Schengen area and the non-Schengen gates.
There are lounges both in the Schengen and the non-Schengen area. You should go to the closest lounge in the area where you depart from.