Priority security at STR?
Apr 9, 2015 | 1:59 pm
#1
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Priority security at STR?
Hi,
does anyone know if there's a priority lane at security in STR?
The SkyTeam app says there is, but that app also says there is one in MAD T2 when there isn't.
Thanks!
does anyone know if there's a priority lane at security in STR?
The SkyTeam app says there is, but that app also says there is one in MAD T2 when there isn't.
Thanks!
Apr 10, 2015 | 2:04 pm
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there is a priority lane but you will hardly notice any difference...... because it is not a very strict lane... when it is not crowded (90% of the day) it is closed, when it is crowded you have a priority entrance but end in a waiting line with all other Pax that do not realize the difference...
I took about 70 flights from STR and tried to use priority twice and always ended up spending the same amount of time than through the regular lane.
I took about 70 flights from STR and tried to use priority twice and always ended up spending the same amount of time than through the regular lane.
Apr 15, 2015 | 1:31 pm
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Having been there yesterday evening, I can report that I did not see any signs indicating the SkyPriority lane, then again I was the queue at the regular line, so a priority queue wouldn't have made any difference.
Apr 21, 2015 | 2:34 am
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It depends a bit on the terminal you're in at STR.
The "designated" priority lane is at T2 and is a joke. There's a red carpet but the only priority treatment you get is that you cannot opt out of the pornographic-scanner...
T1 and T3 have "priority" stickers on the ground (the blue line) but nobody enforces anything as such it's basically non-existent.
If you talk to people at the airport they'll either point you to T2 or claim that the airport doesn't have priority-handling at all.
Personally, I think the latter group is right.
Generally though it doesn't matter. I've been flying through STR probably something like 200 times in the last 5 years (usually Friday evening and Sunday evening but a few times during the week as well) and real queues are _very_ rare.
In March 2015 somebody at the German ministry for the interior had a brainstorm though and required stricter security checks including opening and switching on of all electronic devices etc.
Queues went up to 45min and longer just at security.
This stopped after 4 days though, not sure why exactly.
But generally, STR is a quite nice airport with very short queues...
The "designated" priority lane is at T2 and is a joke. There's a red carpet but the only priority treatment you get is that you cannot opt out of the pornographic-scanner...
T1 and T3 have "priority" stickers on the ground (the blue line) but nobody enforces anything as such it's basically non-existent.
If you talk to people at the airport they'll either point you to T2 or claim that the airport doesn't have priority-handling at all.
Personally, I think the latter group is right.
Generally though it doesn't matter. I've been flying through STR probably something like 200 times in the last 5 years (usually Friday evening and Sunday evening but a few times during the week as well) and real queues are _very_ rare.
In March 2015 somebody at the German ministry for the interior had a brainstorm though and required stricter security checks including opening and switching on of all electronic devices etc.
Queues went up to 45min and longer just at security.
This stopped after 4 days though, not sure why exactly.
But generally, STR is a quite nice airport with very short queues...
Apr 21, 2015 | 5:39 am
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STR certainly is not a bad airport. I find it funny though what they consider "terminals" - it's all just one building that's not even large yet they're speaking of terminals. By that standard my apartment consists of two terminals too ;-)
And the other mightily annoying thing when I was there was that only one restroom in all of the terminals was open airside as the others were closed. The one that was opened was poorly signposted too.
And the other mightily annoying thing when I was there was that only one restroom in all of the terminals was open airside as the others were closed. The one that was opened was poorly signposted too.