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Old Jan 18, 2005, 7:06 am
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Originally Posted by Swiss Tony
No need for immigration clearance on that itin, but if you're going to a Schengen country you will need to go through passport checks on arrival.

I assume the OP checked what the Schengen lines were like, but an alternative may have been to a) queue up as a transit pax then just exist to landside from there, or b) walk along to the F pier & see what the queues were like there. Option a for handbaggage only, but I believe all the belts are in a connected customs hall so option B is ok if you've got bags in check.
The problem is I had hold luggage to collect, which means I had no choice but to go through immigration at the D pier in order to access the baggage hall 1. Otherwise I would have gone through another immigration point.

The baggage halls (3 of them) are not actually connected, or passengers are not supposed to be able to walk between them.
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