Passengers on all flights arriving fom overseas have to, as one might expect, go through passport control desks manned by the border protection agency.
Southampton airport has however only got three desks for officers to work at and sadly most of the time only two are manned.
Space allocated to this area means that if more than one plane lands one after the other then passengers queue for boarder control outside. Once inside the sadists make you worm your way thru a maze of cordons until you arrive at the desk where the officer stands.
Flanking the two officers are two other men in suits dressed as the KGB would dress their most deadly of agents. I have not yet been able to discover their function but they stand there scowling so as to put off any visitor to the country.
Does anyone know why they are there or indeed can anyone shed light on why it is there is so much space in the adjacent baggage hall when there is no space for another passport control desk.
Now I am no expert but why not ask passengers without luggage to go through passport control first so as to get them clear of the airport quickly then bring through those who have baggage to collect. Chances are they will find their luggage gets into the baggage hall at the same time they do. That in turn would mean fewer people at the carousels and the chance to use some of that space for another passport control desk..Buts thats far too easy isn't it?
The Cantankerous Nomad has strong views on travel but what are yours?
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