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How to get through airport security as quickly as possible for free
Fast-track your way through the airport on your next trip to Spain with a travel expert’s top tips
Most of the travel drama caused by Covid is behind us, with Spain scrapping their lengthy passenger locator forms for many holidaymakers and allowing entry to unvaccinated UK tourists, but travellers are often hit with yet another disruption: hours-long queues at airport security that at worst, can result in missed flights and at best, leave everyone extremely frazzled.
Once the bags are dropped off, most travellers are looking forward to a drink in the airport bar or a leisurely browse through the duty free, and the last thing they need when trying to get into the holiday mood is to stand in an airport security queue for hours on end.
Luckily, travel expert Nora Dunn has some top tips for beating the queues and fast-tracking your way through.
“The magic to clearing airport security is in being in the right line-up,” Ms Dunn explained.
“Look at the people in line and choose the line with the most business travellers. These people have airport security clearance down to a fine art.
“While you’re standing in line behind them, watch what they do and learn from them. If they’re good, it’s like a dance.”
The next tip might annoy holiday-bound families, but the expert recommends avoiding queues with small children.
“If you don’t see a line-up with business travellers, then at least avoid – at all costs – line-ups with families (especially families with small children).
“They are notoriously, and understandably, slow in sorting their belongings to go through the x-ray machines.”
Ms Dunn also recommends that travellers be well aware of the items they are allowed to bring in their carry-on to speed things up and to have a close look at the staff working at the security desk.
She said: “Look at the agents and choose the line-up with only one agent at the x-ray machine.
“If there’s more than one person, chances are one of them is a trainee and this line is going to crawl.”
She added: “Once you’ve chosen the right line-up, then it’s important to be on the ball with your liquids easily accessible in a Ziploc bag, your laptop and other electronics pulled out, and easy-to-remove shoes and belt.”
Another tried and tested method to avoid delays is to choose left-hand-side queues; since most people are right-handed, they tend to go to the right. And it might sound a bit bizarre, but airport security staff have revealed that people are more likely to get stopped for more thorough checks if they yawn or whistle.
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