As many will know, I am a fan of Zurich airport.
Yesterday was just another example of why.
Delayed outbound from LHR by 1 hour, my flight arrived at 1220, with a connection due to depart at 1250.
Our flight was allocated a remote stand and we were coached to arrivals 2, meaning I would need to change terminals.
I took the shuttle to the E gates, after a wait of 1 minute 60 seconds (a display lets you know how long you will wait, max 3 minutes) and found the security area to be very busy, as was the airport in general.
Fortunately, unlike LHR, the fast track for premium pax (which I was) does what it says on the tin and I was through in less than 2 minutes. (This worked by having 2 lines open, dedicated to premium pax, not by feeding from a fast track queue into xray machines used by all.)
A brisk walk to the end of the E terminal and I was straight on to the aircraft at 1245 (5 minutes after the official gate closing time, but Swiss was aware of the delay and waited.)
5-6 pax arrived after me and we left ZRH with a delay of about 10 minutes, arriving on schedule.
Well done the ZRH team, for an efficient airport that really does the business every time - your consistent good service is appreciated
