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Originally Posted by Andrew P
so if one check-in at K section, one has to backtrack to E section, to got thru immigration etc, then back track to gates 50-63
stupid IMHO
Banjo
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I am all in favour of a centralised entry point because I think it makes more sense. Some passengers are often really clueless in airports and they can end up walking into the customs entry area, leading them to the wrong pier (I've seen quite a few myself).
Unfortunately while the design is indeed stupid, they've probably deliberately designed / planned it this way so they could force passengers to walk as far a distance as possible
along Duty Free Shopsetc in order to expose them to more retail. One example to back up this argument is Gate 51 on the arrivals level - once you get off the plane - you
walk right into a duty free shop and the passengers look genuinely lost!! - definitely a bad design.
It would also be a nightmare for airport staff who have to push WCHR pax or walk UMs for such a long distance to get to the tip of Pier C (the distance is going to be more or less doubled?)
The other issue is we'll probably lose the food court area and also the glass window area just beside Gate 51 with the great views of the tarmac .