Edinburgh transit?
Sep 23, 2018 | 5:12 am
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Edinburgh transit?
I flew back into Edinburgh last week on Lufthansa and shortly before landing there was an announcement about transiting passengers having their luggage transferred and they could proceed through security to the gate.
I then noticed signs (that might have been there for ages, but I cant say Ive noticed before) for transiting passengers, that were simply taking people from international arrivals, past check-in to departures.
Is it now possible to officially transit through EDI, with luggage transfer or was the announcement on the LH flight just a standard wording?
Even if not, its quite good that the airport itself is now acknowledging/assisting self-transfer passengers.
Also, on a related note, if travelling with only hand luggage then can you transfer from a UK-international flight at EDI by just staying airside, since domestic arrivals pass through the departure lounge? Not something I intend to do anytime soon, but Ive been curious since I first there arrived on a domestic flight.
I then noticed signs (that might have been there for ages, but I cant say Ive noticed before) for transiting passengers, that were simply taking people from international arrivals, past check-in to departures.
Is it now possible to officially transit through EDI, with luggage transfer or was the announcement on the LH flight just a standard wording?
Even if not, its quite good that the airport itself is now acknowledging/assisting self-transfer passengers.
Also, on a related note, if travelling with only hand luggage then can you transfer from a UK-international flight at EDI by just staying airside, since domestic arrivals pass through the departure lounge? Not something I intend to do anytime soon, but Ive been curious since I first there arrived on a domestic flight.
Sep 24, 2018 | 1:00 am
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Also, on a related note, if travelling with only hand luggage then can you transfer from a UK-international flight at EDI by just staying airside, since domestic arrivals pass through the departure lounge? Not something I intend to do anytime soon, but I’ve been curious since I first there arrived on a domestic flight.[/left]
Therefore, EDI airside is considered as being "in the UK", so anyone arriving on a Lufthansa flight will need to go through UK immigration in order access the departures area. LHR, LGW and MAN have biometrics to differentiate between passengers with domestic and international origins.
The announcement you heard can't be standard (unless it's standard for the UK only) because the UK does not "trust" Germany's airport security while other countries served by Lufthansa short-haul do. Thus there would be no mention of connecting passengers needing to reclear security when arriving on Lufthansa in most other European airports.
Oct 13, 2018 | 2:36 am
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I’d forgotten I started this thread (not a regular visitor here) until I saw the signs again at Edinburgh yesterday - which I think solved the mystery.
They seem to be aimed at Dublin-bound passengers arriving from Beijing. There was a poster at the top of the stairs down to passport control (coming from gate 5) that was headlined as important information for such passengers; unfortunately I was in a a rush to try and catch a tram then train so wasn’t able to read it, but putting 2+2 together I assume that everyone is deplaned on arrival from Beijing, which means those going on to Dublin need to clear immigration and pass back through security to continue.
They seem to be aimed at Dublin-bound passengers arriving from Beijing. There was a poster at the top of the stairs down to passport control (coming from gate 5) that was headlined as important information for such passengers; unfortunately I was in a a rush to try and catch a tram then train so wasn’t able to read it, but putting 2+2 together I assume that everyone is deplaned on arrival from Beijing, which means those going on to Dublin need to clear immigration and pass back through security to continue.
Jun 12, 2023 | 10:04 am
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What is the current srate of transit at Edinburgh intl-intl? Arriving from US, departing to FRA, one ticket United to Lufthansa.
Does the passenger need to go through passport control twice?
Will checked bags get transferred automatically?
Does the passenger need to go through passport control twice?
Will checked bags get transferred automatically?
Last edited by tr3k; Jun 12, 2023 at 10:25 am
Jun 12, 2023 | 11:00 am
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you will clear entry immigration, then back through departures security to the departures area ( no passport control when leaving Edinburgh ( passport check at the gate) but will be passport control at arrival at FRA.
Not sure about checked baggage
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Jun 15, 2023 | 12:44 am
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1 hours. However MCT is the limit to which airlines will book you on a connection. It is of course set with an eye to most people making it through, but it isnt supposed to be a literal representative of how long a connection should take.
How long have you got between scheduled arrivals and departure?
How long have you got between scheduled arrivals and departure?
Jun 15, 2023 | 9:30 am
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Ok, so connection worked out fine even though the incoming flight was late (although the outgoing flight ended up also being late).
For those interested - it is indeed going through immigration to enter UK, and back through security.
- At 11am there was no line at immigraton, did not need "fast track" and was done in less than 10 min
- Security line was short (5-10 min) but using "fast track" reduced that to even less
All in all back airside at the lounge in may be 25 min. Not bad.
Bag was checked through, no need to pick up/recheck.
For those interested - it is indeed going through immigration to enter UK, and back through security.
- At 11am there was no line at immigraton, did not need "fast track" and was done in less than 10 min
- Security line was short (5-10 min) but using "fast track" reduced that to even less
All in all back airside at the lounge in may be 25 min. Not bad.
Bag was checked through, no need to pick up/recheck.
Last edited by tr3k; Jun 15, 2023 at 9:39 am
Jun 16, 2023 | 11:12 am
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In the past few months I've landed about 6 times in EDI and never had any wait at all for the e-gates, from doors open to being in the main body of the terminal was something like 90 seconds (no checked bags).
May 29, 2024 | 1:51 pm
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I can think of ABZ, BHD, NCL (may require some timing), and GLA - all of which you can freely exit from the airisde departures area to landside without any check. part of that is related to those airports not having any airside connection routes - i.e. everyone airside has originally come from landside only rather than directly from another inbound flight.
however, for all airports, if you have arrived from an international flight you will need to exit landside via immigration and then back through security to get in to the airside departures area - international arrivals are segregated and can't simply walk in to the airside departures area.
for airports which do have an airside transfer route (e.g. LHR T5) where you can do an international->international transfer without passing through immigration, there is no free flow exit.
however, for all airports, if you have arrived from an international flight you will need to exit landside via immigration and then back through security to get in to the airside departures area - international arrivals are segregated and can't simply walk in to the airside departures area.
for airports which do have an airside transfer route (e.g. LHR T5) where you can do an international->international transfer without passing through immigration, there is no free flow exit.
May 29, 2024 | 3:06 pm
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Twaddle. As above, it's the norm in the U.K., rather than the exception. I would love to hear your explanation of why you think it is a security compromise for people who have gone through airport security to leave an airport, or why you think it is a border compromise for people who are already in the U.K. to leave an airport.
May 30, 2024 | 3:43 am
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Its the same as the discussion on schengen clean thread you have also posted in.
UK domestic arrivals are considered clean in the uk. There is no border compromise as everyone on the flight already cleared the uk border.
So at many uk airports, not just edi, domestic arrivals go straight into the departure gates. International arrivalscare handled differently.
Very smilar to schengen arrivals in the EU.