Originally Posted by
joshnesbit
why is EDI treated differently to other UK airports?
I also can not think of any UK airports where you can easily just exit the departure lounge back to landside. Surely this is a security/border compromise?
Twaddle. As above, it's the norm in the U.K., rather than the exception. I would love to hear your explanation of why you think it is a security compromise for people who have gone through airport security to leave an airport, or why you think it is a border compromise for people who are already in the U.K. to leave an airport.