I have a morning flight out of DUS coming up on EW, no business class on that flight so I guess no priority at security. Tempted to go with the VIP service for Eur 180 if it saves me from standing in line a couple of hours. I can’t find any reviews about their service anywhere which is a bit odd. Not expecting FRA FCT service but it appears they have security in their own lounge and then drive you to the gate, is that right? Getting to their lounge an hour before the flight, mobile boarding pass and carry on only, should then be doable. Which sounds pretty daring these days in DUS.

Looking forward to your report

They have security in the lounge. But I would contact them in advance to verify.

To answer my own question, I arrived at DUS at 15:00 for a 18:40 flight last Wednesday. There were zero queues for security at any of the three terminals, and there was practically no wait for check-in for EW.

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Departing non-Schengen (for the UK) next Monday at around 13.00. Hand baggage only and should have online check-in, so hopefully will be bypassing any check-in desks. Have an EU passport and should have fast-track security (if there is any). Any ideas what to expect in terms of queues?

Pre-COVID I never seen a queue more than 10 minutes at DUS. But I only fly 2-3 times per year from DUS and never flew during school holidays either.

Are queues the new norm or just school holidays?

I think the queues will stay until the end of summer. The whole industry did not expect such a quick rise in travellers and underestimated the challenges to hire enough staff. Hopefully we will see an improvement in October and the following months.

Also pre-Covid I experienced long queues. It was often a mess.

DUS has been notorious for queues for a long time. Security at A was often crowded, moving to B eased the pain, at least after AB‘s demise.

Any recent experiences? I'm curious to know what I can expect on Monday, September 5th?
I'm flying with BA.

It has been a while since I departed from DUS. I always found that check-in, security, etc went very smooth so I was surprised to read that the airport was notorious for queues already pre-covid.

Holidays in NRW ended on the 9th, so the stress should be gone.

Good to know, thanks!

You can get a good feel for how busy the Terminal is by taking a look at their Webcam:

https://www.dus.com/de-de/erleben/webcams

my recent experiences:
Thursday, August 25 09:30: A & B 10 - 15 minutes C< 5 minutes
Wednesday, August 31 11:30 A & C 10 - 15 minutes B 5 - 10 minutes

It is, as mentioned oliver2002 not that bad currently. Fast Track was not open