turnipgreen What it will be like in T3 next Saturday depends upon:
- Any govt actions about 'security' during the week
- Any actions by person or persons unknown around the world during the next week
- How much money BAA spends on staff for that day
- How busy the flights are on the day that you are going to travel - that are departing in T3
- Whether any passengers just ahead of you in the queue do anything that worries or frightens the staff.
- Whether any passengers just ahead of you in the queue do anything stupid.
Allow time, have a book or newspaper. Also, keep a bottle of water that you can give up when you get to the top of the queue. That way, you can stand in the queue longer even if thirsty. The advantage of a newspaper, I find, is that it too can be jettisoned to lighten the load.