[FabHK]

Security at the individual gate is also done at Kuala Lumpur, Doha, and some others. I prefer the usual arrangement of a centralised security check. This stack exchange answer does a good job listing some of the advantages and disadvantages of security at the gate:

https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/34818/why-is-secu...

[7952]

I think some of the space saving benefits are overstated. Baggage claim takes up a surprisingly large amount of space and you still need customs.