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It's open but that doesn't mean that everyone who shows up at the gate will be allowed in, right?
by gotchange 11y ago
It's open but that doesn't mean that everyone who shows up at the gate will be allowed in, right?
- ino 11y agothere are no gates
- darkr 11y agoUnder normal circumstances there is no gate to speak of. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area
- jules 11y agoWhat gates? You can walk or drive from France into Spain or Belgium or Germany and not even notice.
- saryant 11y agoHave you crossed a French land border lately? There are no controls. There are no gates between France and other Schengen countries.
- bensandcastle 11y agoThere are no gates. There is a sign. http://travel.jeffersoncampervan.com/Pictures/PixoriginalSite/FranceBorderSign.jpg http://travel.jeffersoncampervan.com/Pictures/PixoriginalSit... Cross border travel within the EU is like moving between states in the US, easy to miss.
- gotchange 11y agoWhat about airports? I'm very positive that they check people's passports and papers in airports.
- the_french 11y agoThe vast majority of European travellers use trains or roads, not air travel.
- saryant 11y agoActually, air travel is the most common mode of transport in intra-EU travel. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Tourism_statistics_-_intra-EU_tourism_flows#For_trips_abroad_but_within_the_EU.2C_airplane_was_the_most_common_means_of_transport http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/... Trains are a tiny 6%.
- kalleboo 11y agoOnly if you're arriving from outside of Schengen. Within Schengen, there are only ID checks if the airline themselves have them there to avoid ticket resales.
- acjohnson55 11y agoSometimes. About 5 years ago, I walked off a plane from Baltimore to Rome and out of the airport like it was a domestic flight. No stamp or anything.