The curious +2 week flight time change & how will it affect me?
Nov 4, 2018, 11:32 am
#18
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@TheFlyingCyclist. Ughhh! Could you give me some data points on the airport. What were queue times to get into the airport / to check-in and what was the lounge like ( apart from running out of booze of course!) We brought transfer pickup time forward an hour just to be safe. Also have heard conflicting reports regarding security outside airport not accepting details on app and requiring print outs, did you find this to be the case?
Thanks a lot in advance and hope the trip fun despite return flight time issues.
Thanks a lot in advance and hope the trip fun despite return flight time issues.
Nov 4, 2018, 3:35 pm
#19
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Surrey
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@TheFlyingCyclist. Ughhh! Could you give me some data points on the airport. What were queue times to get into the airport / to check-in and what was the lounge like ( apart from running out of booze of course!) We brought transfer pickup time forward an hour just to be safe. Also have heard conflicting reports regarding security outside airport not accepting details on app and requiring print outs, did you find this to be the case?
Thanks a lot in advance and hope the trip fun despite return flight time issues.
Thanks a lot in advance and hope the trip fun despite return flight time issues.
The queue to get in was about 5mins. 3 doors operating, all the same queue.
Some food in the lounge (chicken, moussaka) but it ran out entirely at 7pm. Booze as above, a total joke.
We didn’t have to show extrernal security anything, only internally.
Be prepared for an immense queue on arrival at immigration - there is a fast track lane on the left which was about 30 mins queue; the main queue was nearly 3 hours from someone we spoke to at the exit. BA club Europe seemed to give us access to the fast track.
Security queues on departure were fine. Geneva can be worse.
TFC
Nov 4, 2018, 4:58 pm
#20
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Very much appreciate that info and maybe we can change the rtn transfer time back so we don't have to get up so early. Using fast track immigration sounds like a wise idea.