Comment by Cthulhu_
8 hours ago
I flew into the UK once with a small nerf pistol. Going in, no problem. Going out I was asked to remove it, lol.
8 hours ago
I flew into the UK once with a small nerf pistol. Going in, no problem. Going out I was asked to remove it, lol.
Heathrow is annoying in that you need to go through security every time you change terminal (or enter one for the first time when arriving internationally).
Had to go through security 4 times in a day due to a colossal fuck up by an airline.
Each time they flagged something different on a different person. Still no idea what they were looking for in a purse 3 of 4 times.
It’s wildly inconsistent and I kinda doubt it’s intentional fuzzy logic.
The different Heathrow terminals have different security requirements. I suspect it’s based on countries they fly to from each terminal, but it could be age if equipment.
It is frustrating for security to act like you’re a total idiot for following a process another terminal says is fine (like leaving very small electronics like Kindles in your bag).
Oh, well.
Indeed. Other airports in Europe even have separate terminals or areas for Schengen and non-Schengen destinations, with passport control and sometimes security scans again between them.
Bonus points to Zurich (Schengen but not EU, just to test the edge cases) - I think they have an airside metro where each car is segregated for a different security category of passenger.