Join Date: Nov 2001
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Overnight Airside
Sorry if this has been asked before. Is it possible to go airside during an overnight connection? I'm considering an Intra-Schengen to Extra-Schengen itinerary, where the first flight arrives at ~23:00 and the next one departs at ~7:00. IIRC, most hotels will eat up too much time in travel, and the Sofitel's too expensive for such a short stay.
Is Extra-Schengen passport control and security open that late and will they let me through? Ideally, bags would be through-checked (single ticket), but if not, will A3 accept bags the night before?
The Goldair lounge seems to be open 24/7, so it'd be a semi-decent place to rest for a few hours until the A3 lounge opens at 5:00. Hoping that it won't be too busy at night and they'll accept PP; last time I passed through (early evening), they were rejecting PP.
TIA!