Purposeful slowdown at Frankfurt security line?
Sep 5, 2019, 3:21 am
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Is there some sort of slowdown at TXL now? It took them literally 30 minutes to process about 12 passengers in the Gold Track line for UA963 to EWR yesterday. They were unpacking everyone's bags either before or after the scanner.
Sep 5, 2019, 4:19 am
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Haven't heard anything like that being the regular thing now in TXL. I guess they looked for someone/something very particular that day, probably after getting some intel or hint.
Sep 9, 2019, 1:57 pm
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We experienced transfer security fr
m an unclean Z arrival to Z gates at about 4pm today. We found that there was pretty close to zero line and quite efficient processing.
m an unclean Z arrival to Z gates at about 4pm today. We found that there was pretty close to zero line and quite efficient processing.
Sep 16, 2019, 7:14 am
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Does anybody have any idea what's going on in FRA these days?
https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/flight-information
Due to possible longer waiting times at the security checkpoints at Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa Group customers are asked to allow sufficient time prior to their flight departure.
https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/flight-information
Increased waiting times at the security checkpoints in Frankfurt
Due to possible longer waiting times at the security checkpoints at Frankfurt Airport, Lufthansa Group customers are asked to allow sufficient time prior to their flight departure.
Sep 16, 2019, 8:09 am
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Sep 16, 2019, 8:11 am
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Does anybody have any idea what's going on in FRA these days?
https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/flight-information
https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/flight-information
Sep 16, 2019, 8:44 am
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Sep 16, 2019, 3:01 pm
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I would never book a connection of less than 2 hours at FRA but it is a place I avoid when ever possible.
Sep 17, 2019, 4:16 am
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The 45 minute connections are to make sure that gold card holders don't have time to go and feast extensively on the many surprises and delights in the lounges and that HONs can't get anywhere near the FCT!
I would never book a connection of less than 2 hours at FRA but it is a place I avoid when ever possible.
I would never book a connection of less than 2 hours at FRA but it is a place I avoid when ever possible.
Sep 17, 2019, 10:11 am
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This time I am not worried about transit security since I will be originating in FRA on a 6:40 a.m. flight. I am just wondering how much extra time I need to add to be on the safe side.
Sep 23, 2019, 10:09 am
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I have successfully avoided FRA security for a while but since I had plenty of time today I was going to test A security after getting off the Skyline from B/C. Unfortunately the experiment didn’t work since there was someone sitting on the Schengen/landside B/C platform preventing anyone going to A. The sign at the bottom of the escalator I posted in the FRA connection thread no longer mentioned A gates.
Since my (Schengen) flight was going to leave from B I could have gone through B security but I wanted to go to a lounge so decided to go through A security. As I approached the entrance to A security they were closing off the whole area (marked in red on the map below) and everybody had to go passed LH F check-in counters. BP scanners worked fine but instead of turning left for security passengers had to turn right into what looked like a make-shift security area (marked in green on the map below). How long has the arrangement been like this?
I’ve only just read the above post but I wouldn’t have believed it until I experienced it myself this afternoon. After putting my backpack, purse, iPad, jacket, etc. in two trays the guy behind the counter pointed at my trouser pocket. I showed him it was only tissues but he told me to put them in the tray. After the nudoscope (for which I had to wait since there was only one female screener) they straightened the sleeves of my top which I had tucked up earlier. I can only think my creased sleeves were the culprits.
Since my (Schengen) flight was going to leave from B I could have gone through B security but I wanted to go to a lounge so decided to go through A security. As I approached the entrance to A security they were closing off the whole area (marked in red on the map below) and everybody had to go passed LH F check-in counters. BP scanners worked fine but instead of turning left for security passengers had to turn right into what looked like a make-shift security area (marked in green on the map below). How long has the arrangement been like this?
And that is exactly the issue, and exactly what the German police warned about when they were testing machines years ago when the US forced them on other countries. Tissues in pocket, pleats in clothing, slight sweat - they all cause issues, and result in false positives and thus more hand checks.
Sep 23, 2019, 10:19 am
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Since my (Schengen) flight was going to leave from B I could have gone through B security but I wanted to go to a lounge so decided to go through A security. As I approached the entrance to A security they were closing off the whole area (marked in red on the map below) and everybody had to go passed LH F check-in counters. BP scanners worked fine but instead of turning left for security passengers had to turn right into what looked like a make-shift security area (marked in green on the map below). How long has the arrangement been like this?
Sep 23, 2019, 10:43 am
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Sorry my description was a little vague. I went through a fast track BP scanner, turned right, followed the red line on the map and turned right into the “make-shift” security area. When you eventually came into the duty free shopping area you could see the original security area had completely been abandoned.
Sep 23, 2019, 11:54 am
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Ok I see now. So yes it is like this since 4 weeks except only economy was directed to the green area. There was still one or two lines open in the original security area for Fast Track. It seems to have change. I really have no clue why it is like that now.