BA T5 mythical flight connection through N Security
Jan 29, 2019, 7:11 am
#16
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For the first time in a very long time I used this route rather than going landslide and back through North Security. Main reason being that I have stopped smoking (- @corporate-wage-slave 
) and thought I would just do the thing that the terminal (should be) is designed to do.
Low and behold, up the fast track escalator and plonked right into the general security area. Won’t be making that mistake again. Exit through the border and back via North fast track for me from now on (am prepared to be kicked in the backside for making that statement
).
) and thought I would just do the thing that the terminal (should be) is designed to do.Low and behold, up the fast track escalator and plonked right into the general security area. Won’t be making that mistake again. Exit through the border and back via North fast track for me from now on (am prepared to be kicked in the backside for making that statement
).
Jan 29, 2019, 7:18 am
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Actually the last couple of times I've done it (incl. yesterday), it was the other way around. The fast track connection line was so long, they were letting people out and putting them in with the non-fast-track-non-connection folks (where the lines were shorter but I suspect slower as the level of experience with dealing with security is slower). I think they have a few things to learn about security throughput from the folks at ZRH.
Jan 29, 2019, 7:25 am
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Funny you should mention ZRH. Flew out of there recently for the first time in years and they had one fast track gate and several standard gates. They both let you into the same corridor where you would then choose to join the fast track or regular line as you pleased – no checking was done after those gates. Completely pointless and certainly did not seem very Swiss to me.
Jan 29, 2019, 7:55 am
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For the first time in a very long time I used this route rather than going landslide and back through North Security. Main reason being that I have stopped smoking (- @corporate-wage-slave ) and thought I would just do the thing that the terminal (should be) is designed to do.
) and thought I would just do the thing that the terminal (should be) is designed to do.
Jan 30, 2019, 6:50 am
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Funny you should mention ZRH. Flew out of there recently for the first time in years and they had one fast track gate and several standard gates. They both let you into the same corridor where you would then choose to join the fast track or regular line as you pleased – no checking was done after those gates. Completely pointless and certainly did not seem very Swiss to me.
Feb 4, 2019, 8:50 am
#21
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(OTOH, I credit FT for knowing almost all of this [alternate routes, conformance, the fastest route to the First Wing, etc.] in the first place. I appreciate everyone’s willingness to share their knowledge so we can all benefit.)
Feb 4, 2019, 12:45 pm
#22
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Out of interest, do you put your connection in jeopardy if you fully exit to go back through the First Wing? Returning from Beijing to connect to Edinburgh earlier in the year was a nightmare. But is there a difference when failing conformance air side vs land side?
(Side note: out of 19 flights we took over Christmas to 7 different countries, the U.K. was the only one that didn’t do ANYTHING to expedite the process for those with infants.)
(Side note: out of 19 flights we took over Christmas to 7 different countries, the U.K. was the only one that didn’t do ANYTHING to expedite the process for those with infants.)
Feb 4, 2019, 1:23 pm
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Out of interest, do you put your connection in jeopardy if you fully exit to go back through the First Wing? Returning from Beijing to connect to Edinburgh earlier in the year was a nightmare. But is there a difference when failing conformance air side vs land side?
(Side note: out of 19 flights we took over Christmas to 7 different countries, the U.K. was the only one that didn’t do ANYTHING to expedite the process for those with infants.)
(Side note: out of 19 flights we took over Christmas to 7 different countries, the U.K. was the only one that didn’t do ANYTHING to expedite the process for those with infants.)
Hi,
If you are close to the conformance time you could be at risk. The T-35 conformance cut off is a hard time at the first Wing where as it could be a little flexible at flight connections.
I normally have 2 hours for connections and I go landside through the UK border and through first wing ( although in November at 745pm at night I went through ordinary flight connections for a flight to HKG with minimal wait)
Regards
TBS
Feb 5, 2019, 1:22 am
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Good on them! That's my bugbear at MAN. Standing in the queue while anybody travelling with children gets fast-tracked to the front. Not great if you get there just after an Orlando flight has landed.