Originally Posted by
bdmaus
I'm thinking of doing a run to Bucharest next year - but have no real reason to stay there... and am wondering whether it's possible to do a turnaround at Bucharest airport?
I've studied the map on their airport website but it's not clear if I could avoid immigration/security entirely, and if not, whether there would be time to clear and get back airside in time to catch the same aircraft back to London?
It's possible (when you have no checked luggage) -- then you just have to reclear security and head to the gate itself.
Make sure not to go through passport control for that's a sure sign you have missed the (not-always-staffed-but-will-staff-as-needed) "transit" security WTMD that you must go through to go directly to the gates-area.
A lot of people here have done it many times and it generally worked just fine.
