Originally Posted by
WHBM
I was actually hopeful to consider, rather than getting into yet another B****t for/against slanging match, what the implications are for airports, where many have dismantled border control equipment for Schengen arrivals, and segregated these from non-Schengen ones, when such checks are reinstated. Likewise for departures within Schengen, where full visa etc checks may be required rather than just ID checks.
FWIW in the newish section of the main terminal at our local large regional French airport they've got a cunning system of internal doors that can be configured pretty much instantly to change which gates feed passengers through the police check points, both for inbound and outbound pax.
The authorities often switch the config during the day depending on the schedules as the demand changes for Schengen and non Schengen compliant arrivals and departures