London-directed boardings (Schengen flights)
As far as my knowledge is concerned, Schengen airports divide Schengen flights from non Schengen ones, by considering the former as domestic ones, and I also realise that not every EU country is in Schengen (e.g Ireland and the UK, Brexit aside) and nor is every Schengen country in the EU (e.g Switzerland), but what I noticed (from a photo in an Italian airport) is that flights directed to London are put with those heading other European cities within Schengen, but how is that possible? I mean, I know that London is in the EU (Brexit aside), but aren't London-directed flights supposed to be considered as International flights, since the UK doesn't adhere to Schengen?
Best Answer
It depends on the airport. Sometime there are passport controls later, e.g. just near the gate, and such control will be done only when there is a flight outside Schengen. You see this in a lot of small holiday airports (also in Greece, Spain, etc.).
Sometime it is more convenient such setup, e.g. if there are few international flights, so no need to have a huge separate part, and/or with small aircrafts (so more convenient to use the domestic terminal), e.g. for transfer to planes.
EU is now strict on requiring control by entering/exiting Schengen area (since two years), so I expect controls.
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