Fast track security for BA (or lack thereof) at Malaga (AGP)
#46
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#49
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Is it possible that someone at BA actually follows these threads ??
Flew back from AGP 2 days ago and checked in at 13.00 for 14.20 flight. Unbelievable experience compared to all recent trips.
4 BA check in desks, which were no longer split out with different desks for different flights (LCY, LGW). All 4 desks empty on approach, and the agent got an instant response from her computer (not the normal 3rd world sluggish inaction). Whole process for 2 pax with checked bags took 2 mins ^.
Then computer said "Yes" at fast track security ^
The lounge, on the other hand (over which BA has no control), was much worse than usual. Rammed full (presumably because of French ATC delays). ran out instantly of such feeble food as was on offer, ran out of glasses, etc, etc.
On the other hand no passport queue at all, just breezed through (as in the photo above) apart from a telling off for having ducked through the queuing tapes to avoid the completely unnecessary 100 metre hike through the empty track.
Flew back from AGP 2 days ago and checked in at 13.00 for 14.20 flight. Unbelievable experience compared to all recent trips.
4 BA check in desks, which were no longer split out with different desks for different flights (LCY, LGW). All 4 desks empty on approach, and the agent got an instant response from her computer (not the normal 3rd world sluggish inaction). Whole process for 2 pax with checked bags took 2 mins ^.
Then computer said "Yes" at fast track security ^
The lounge, on the other hand (over which BA has no control), was much worse than usual. Rammed full (presumably because of French ATC delays). ran out instantly of such feeble food as was on offer, ran out of glasses, etc, etc.
On the other hand no passport queue at all, just breezed through (as in the photo above) apart from a telling off for having ducked through the queuing tapes to avoid the completely unnecessary 100 metre hike through the empty track.
#50
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LHR, LGW
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My family flew back this morning. It was chaos. Security 'snaked' back to check in desks. They were unaware of Fast Track.
Passport control queued back for some distance too. Albeit in the complete opposite direction to the path of traffic. I'm not quite sure why this is positioned like this. The equivalent is starting the boarding process for A gates at B gates at LHR. Ok so a slight exaggeration but typical Spanish logic behind this, it seems.
Don't get me started on the car rental return process or the new departures drop off process.
Passport control queued back for some distance too. Albeit in the complete opposite direction to the path of traffic. I'm not quite sure why this is positioned like this. The equivalent is starting the boarding process for A gates at B gates at LHR. Ok so a slight exaggeration but typical Spanish logic behind this, it seems.
Don't get me started on the car rental return process or the new departures drop off process.
#51
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: LHR, LGW
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To report back on this, as of today; Fast Track on right side of security was open and working. No queue to get through but you still end up in the main security conveyor belt queues. Overall quick and straightforward enough.
P.S it’s good to be back travelling. I look forward to LGW back in full action.
P.S it’s good to be back travelling. I look forward to LGW back in full action.
#52
Join Date: Jan 2007
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To report back on this, as of today; Fast Track on right side of security was open and working. No queue to get through but you still end up in the main security conveyor belt queues. Overall quick and straightforward enough.
P.S it’s good to be back travelling. I look forward to LGW back in full action.
P.S it’s good to be back travelling. I look forward to LGW back in full action.
And BA are using the better C gates currently which saves time on landing into Malaga whilst Ryan Air and some other LCC's are slumming it at the old B gates.