Originally Posted by
Hotel Tango
Depends on time of the day. Look at what happened at Istanbul where they also screen outside the terminal. During peak periods there can be quite a large crowd in line. Arguably, the narita system is a little better (but still not totally secure).
Coming in by train at Narita is not too bad, I suppose.
But by bus it's just a cursory glance at passports and wave a wand (maybe) over luggage in the under-floor compartments.
In the end, ANY pre-screening or screening will create a bottleneck that will, in turn, create an opportunity for the nutters.
But it's still a better strategy than "no screening" at all.
I just wish that the current screening regimes were a bit more rational and much less self-aggrandising.