Why some flights do not allow connection without going through security

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I don't object with Arno's answer, there can be many reasons.

One reason to closed doors could be that they didn't lead to directly to departures but to transfer security which was closed since no airline offered connections at the time you arrived.

If the doors really lead directly to departures (without security), the airport must be 100% sure that no one arriving from outside the UK could reach the doors (due to the difference in security standard you mentioned). For example, even if only passengers from UK passed the doors you might be mixed with other passengers from outside UK before entering the luggage area, hence the passengers from outside the UK (or the dangerous items they brought) could backtrack to the doors via the route you took but backwards. By closing the doors they might be able to use the gates or passenger paths more efficiently.

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As far as I know, Easyjet does not offer connecting flights as part of their business model. Thus, the default assumption would be that none of the passengers on your incoming flight have a connecting flight to catch. By keeping the doors for the direct-connection-pathway closed, the overall risk of people ending up somewhere they aren't supposed to is reduced.

With those risks, I don't primarily mean security risks, more stuff like passengers self-connecting with checked-in baggage following the connection-signs and forgetting to collect and recheck their suitcase.

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