On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:07:49 +0000, judithsmith@live.co.uk wrote:
>What is the problem which they are trying to solve here?
In order that more people could enjoy the "shopping experience" BAA
designed T5 with a retail area shared by all outbound domestic and
international passengers and transfer passengers. There is only one
departure area for all domestic and international flights.
Someone on a flight involving a transit change at Heathrow would not
go through UK customs/immigration but straight to the airside
departure/shopping area. In the departure area they could switch
tickets with a waiting accomplice booked on a domestic flight from
Heathrow to another UK destination. They could then enter the UK
without going through any border controls.
>Are there people regularly going through check-in and then swapping
>tickets with someone else so that they can board different planes?
It happens at airports with similar design flaws such as Gatwick,
Manchester and HR Terminal 1. Fingerprinting/photograph schemes are
also in use or being introduced at these. |