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Airport problems

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:01am
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coquetwave

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A friend was talking to someone who recently returned from alicante airport and he said  only one q to get to boarding gates they just caught flight?, I have never had problems at alicante, any info on this please, 

Al Duff

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:25am

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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:25am

There are always two queues (three if you have to drop your bag off, of course). The first through security, the second through passport control. However, both are quick. It is a well-run airport.

TP20

Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:34am

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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:34am

coquetwave wrote on Sun Apr 17, 2022 12:01am:

A friend was talking to someone who recently returned from alicante airport and he said  only one q to get to boarding gates they just caught flight?, I have never had problems at alicante, any info on this please, 

Bit of a lash up when I travelled a few weeks ago, sailed through security looked at the departure info, it was showing go through passport control as the flight was departing from a B gate, the problem started when the plane arrived and parked at a C gate, border control would not let us back through as they were saying as we had gone through passport control/ border security we had technically left Spain. Eventually we were let back through border control to get to our C gate. All this messing about meant we were over an hour late leaving Alicante.

coquetwave

Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:27pm

coquetwave

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Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:27pm

TP20 wrote on Sun Apr 17, 2022 6:34am:

Bit of a lash up when I travelled a few weeks ago, sailed through security looked at the departure info, it was showing go through passport control as the flight was departing from a B gate, the problem started when the plane arrived and parked at a C gate, border control would not let us back th...

...rough as they were saying as we had gone through passport control/ border security we had technically left Spain. Eventually we were let back through border control to get to our C gate. All this messing about meant we were over an hour late leaving Alicante.

probably was something like you said as i have never had problems in 19 years, thank you

pepper3105

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:24am

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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:24am

In over 20 years no problem getting through the airport however in March there was an issue. I need Special Assistance and they were short of staff, when eventually help arrived I was taken right to the gate as the plane was boarding so no time to get a drink etc even though we arrived 2 hours before departure. Generally it is ok so hopefully next time will be back to normal.

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