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According to Timatic, the database used by airlines, in order to transit Düsseldorf or Berlin-Tegel airport in Germany airside, i.e. without clearing immigration, the airport authorities must be notified in advance by the airline.

I understand this is due to these airports lacking transit corridors (looking at this map of Düsseldorf, non-Schengen lounges are in dark blue, separated from one another by Schengen lounges)

So how is the connection actually organised at these airports? What happens once you land?

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According to a comment by @simbaque:

I asked at the Lufthansa check in booth at TXL. They said the airline takes you to a special holding room until the international connection is ready. I joked that it's probably a dark room in the basement. He said it is in the basement indeed. The police is not involved at all.

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