Airside Transfer T2 to T3 Domestic
Is it no longer possible to access the main departures area in T3 after transferring from T2, for an onward domestic flight? I was a bit surprised when the staff member scanning boarding passes for transfer passengers said that it would be "better to stay" in T2 until nearer boarding time, since there is "not much there" (at T3). I asked if it was possible to go to the Escape Lounge in T3 after taking the bus and was told it was not. Staying in T2 caused much confusion among the Escape Lounge staff there. I can't be the first to have done this, surely.
Sure enough, when I did eventually take the bus to T3, I was dropped directly at the ground-level gates (147) with pretty much no facilities, other than a vending machine and toilets. The only way out of there seemed to be a route to Arrivals. Strange setup and not how I remember it from the last time I did this in 2020.