Originally Posted by
traymat
It seems that the IRIS machines are now gone and the whole project scrapped due to high cost. Something called E Gate will replace next summer. Arrived the other day at LGW and IRIS no more. Pity for a frequent flyer.
They were testing something like that in Bristol when I arrived over Easter. Mrs ExXB was going to use it, but it was only available a few hours a day (working hours, not peak airport hours)
Your passport needed a chip, and you had to be over 19 ... or something like that.