HND Security Queues
May 10, 2023 | 4:11 am
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HND Security Queues
I went out on 11th April and security lines were crazy, almost 2 hours to get through.
Anyone any recent experience , I have another trip next week. Also any word on when the priority lanes will re open ?
Anyone any recent experience , I have another trip next week. Also any word on when the priority lanes will re open ?
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May 10, 2023 | 4:27 am
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Its still the tenth of May here - did you mean April? Last week arrival was a breeze - we leave again Monday - will update the other thread.
May 10, 2023 | 4:30 am
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May 10, 2023 | 4:31 am
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May 10, 2023 | 4:31 am
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May 10, 2023 | 4:42 am
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Was referring to the master sticky thread - Master Thread - but there is also a HND thread -- but primarily for arrivals not departures.... This is where I've been updating our wait times monthly -- for my (Japanese) wife arrivals are simple -- my Japanese TTP is STILL pending so I'm stuck back in the normal lanes -- and last week was quick but previously was long.... Departures have been getting worse for us and we tried NRT a few times -- was better than HND. We leave on Monday from HND -- will update you once we've gone through -- but as of a few weeks back still no fast track -- but I've seen reports of it being open during peak time -- so hopefully things are getting back to normal....
May 10, 2023 | 10:20 pm
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Was referring to the master sticky thread - Master Thread - but there is also a HND thread -- but primarily for arrivals not departures.... This is where I've been updating our wait times monthly -- for my (Japanese) wife arrivals are simple -- my Japanese TTP is STILL pending so I'm stuck back in the normal lanes -- and last week was quick but previously was long.... Departures have been getting worse for us and we tried NRT a few times -- was better than HND. We leave on Monday from HND -- will update you once we've gone through -- but as of a few weeks back still no fast track -- but I've seen reports of it being open during peak time -- so hopefully things are getting back to normal....
Thanks I appreciate the information.
May 11, 2023 | 4:49 am
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Hi
Just went through security at 1850 today with minimal queues.
shops and dining have some queues
Regards
Tbs
Just went through security at 1850 today with minimal queues.
shops and dining have some queues
Regards
Tbs
May 11, 2023 | 9:24 pm
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I departed via HND in mid April also, the queues were crazy but there was a fast track option which required pre-registering using some digital terminals behind the JAL F check-in area.
We weren't proactively told about it when checking in at the JAL F counter (OWE travelling JL J) but only mentioned after we asked if there was any sort of priority available.
I'm not sure if the digital terminal supported all passports & airlines, but in any case it helped us skip a 1000+ person queue and hop into a line that was max 30 people long.
We weren't proactively told about it when checking in at the JAL F counter (OWE travelling JL J) but only mentioned after we asked if there was any sort of priority available.
I'm not sure if the digital terminal supported all passports & airlines, but in any case it helped us skip a 1000+ person queue and hop into a line that was max 30 people long.
May 12, 2023 | 4:04 am
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I flew in and out of HND both domestic and international numerous times end of last month and during golden week and it was nowhere close to what OP has noted. Are you sure it was HND? On two occasions I was less than 30 minutes to my flight and had no issue with the security line in T1 domestic.
May 12, 2023 | 4:47 am
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I flew in and out of HND both domestic and international numerous times end of last month and during golden week and it was nowhere close to what OP has noted. Are you sure it was HND? On two occasions I was less than 30 minutes to my flight and had no issue with the security line in T1 domestic.
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May 12, 2023 | 9:06 am
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dunno. International was the LEAST of any lines franky there were really none. Oh well too bad for you.
May 14, 2023 | 11:20 pm
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Currently at HND - security is awful as expected - no priority lines only face line - been in line for 30 minutes.
May 14, 2023 | 11:21 pm
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May 14, 2023 | 11:49 pm
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The facial recognition line was empty -- we may sign up for that if this doesn't get back to normal soon. On the flip side -- we flew domestically from Haneda last week and there was no wait....