OMG I just realized how the D terminal border crossing Schiphol works, and my brain is exploded.
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OMG I just realized how the D terminal border crossing at Schiphol works, and my brain is exploded.
The gates are on the lower level, which is international arrivals. They can be either opened to that level, or to the stairs above, where the corridor is in the EU Schengen Zone. That way they can adjust the number of gates they have on either "side" by just locking doors. Clever!
Of course, to get from one level to the other, you walk about 1km all the way around and go through immigration.
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Gate 71 upstairs is Gate 41 downstairs!
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How many times have I gone through here without noticing? Too many to count!
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@mattdm
The new terminal at Oslo Airport works the same way I was extremely mind boogled when I realized it worked this way. -
@mattdm As a Dutch Autistic adult, I *hate* Schiphol.
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In particular? I could make some guesses (crowded, bad signage, has surprise shopping malls in the path) but I'm curious about your experience.
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@mattdm clearly they need to get smart and follow the American approach of convincing countries around the world to declare tiny patches of land in airports as part of America and posting border guards there, all so the planes can fly into the domestic terminals of American airports!
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Reminded me how I had a transit stop in Oslo on the route from Berlin to Bergen.
Your Berlin-Oslo plane lands in Oslo, you get out, walk a kilometer through the airport on a second floor, get downstairs to the arrivals, take your luggage, go back a kilometer through the first floor to the departure hall, get though boarding and security..
..and board the same plane. With the same crew.
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That's amazing.
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I thought that was just Canada, as part of the traditional "America's hat" arrangement.
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@briancarey @mattdm @adamw Yes, that’s correct.
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At first I thought y'all were commenting on the "America's Hat" line...