Originally Posted by quantumofcheese
Is it usual to not have to go through security? Like my passport wasn't even checked nor did we pass and security/customs etc. of any sort..
EDI is the only UK airport to operate a "common user lounge" as opposed to a common departure lounge. This means that arriving passengers can mix with departing passengers, which technically goes against UK Border Agency policy. The UKBA has apparently told EDI it needs to move towards a common departure lounge, to rectify this anomaly. However, as EDI is currently being sold off, by order of the Competition Commission, it remains to be seen what the new owners will come up with.
Presumably you did show your passport at the gate when boarding your EDI-DUB connecting flight, and again at DUB (since DUB doesn't observe the Common Travel Area in the same way that UK airports do, and forces arrivals from the UK to show a passport)?