Security Delays at Düsseldorf Airport
Sep 20, 2017, 2:19 am
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Security Delays at Düsseldorf Airport
It seems that is still a problem at DUS with Kötter security and extremely long lines. Just wonder how early I really do have to get to the airport for a EW flight departing 07h00 and if the airlines are reasonably flexible about rebooking on later flights.
https://www.dus.com/de-de/services/n...sagierhinweise
https://www.dus.com/de-de/services/n...sagierhinweise
Sep 21, 2017, 11:02 pm
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It seems that is still a problem at DUS with Kötter security and extremely long lines. Just wonder how early I really do have to get to the airport for a EW flight departing 07h00 and if the airlines are reasonably flexible about rebooking on later flights.
https://www.dus.com/de-de/services/n...sagierhinweise
https://www.dus.com/de-de/services/n...sagierhinweise
Sep 22, 2017, 12:19 am
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It's not usually that bad. I rolled through there yesterday at 6 o'clock in the morning and it was terribly busy, but I got through in 15 minutes. It looked like all Kötter security people were working because every lane was open so I wonder if everything is back to normal. It was, I think, just the normal early morning rush. I have always found DUS one of the more efficient and least onerous airports for security. But there was no priority lane.
Oct 19, 2017, 11:14 pm
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Good point, although I personally won't be there. The thing is, the security personnel at Kötter seem to be working as normal. So it shouldn't be any worse than it normally is. The odd thing about DUS is that the priority lane is not policed at all, meaning anybody can walk into it. But I noticed yesterday that it seems to police itself as most people (in Terminal B) seemed to turn away when they saw it.
Oct 20, 2017, 1:21 pm
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Yes, I didn't bother following it because there is so much to read there. I have been trying to follow the whole thread on airberlin's bankruptcy and I am at page 292 out of 338. You'll probably be ok next week, at its worst I've never found DUS airport too bad, except for this Kötter experience.