Airport greeters can eliminate the stress of tight connections.

Heres how to go VIP the next time you fly.

Where this kind of VIP service really shines, Lowy says, is when youve got a connection.

An illustration of people unboarding from an airplane on the tarmac

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Its a huge airport and you have to clear immigration into the EU and then go through security.

But its worth it.

In other destinations, the cost-to-benefit ratio is a no-brainer, says T+L editor in chief Jacqui Gifford.

I was flying back to New York City from Dubai, connecting in Istanbul, she recalls.

People on my flight were very stressed about making the tight connection, given the size of Istanbul Airport.

He whisked me to my gate and took away all my stress.