Passport queues and what’s the point?
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Paxboy
My E Gate experience has generally been ok at LHR but I don’t use it much. The airport I use most coming into UK is a disaster, as Manchester E Gates just don’t like my paperwork as stopped 90% of the time. It’s a bit irritating if you have come of an A380 get down the long walk ahead of the crowds only to be delayed at immigration, and even worse if you bump into inbound from the subcontinent as happens occasionally. Anyway all a bit first world but irritating.
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Mr Mac
My E Gate experience has generally been ok at LHR but I don’t use it much. The airport I use most coming into UK is a disaster, as Manchester E Gates just don’t like my paperwork as stopped 90% of the time. It’s a bit irritating if you have come of an A380 get down the long walk ahead of the crowds only to be delayed at immigration, and even worse if you bump into inbound from the subcontinent as happens occasionally. Anyway all a bit first world but irritating.
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Mr Mac
I look to the US who require immigration and ESTA clearance even for passengers immediately connecting onto an international flight… why?
Something to do with being World police.? The only country I remember going thru transit immigration checks was China on a Japan to Thailand itinerary, but I did not need a visa. International terminals are not separated from domestic and USA banned TWOV "transit without visa" sometime in the post 9/11 era . Remember we used to have gate agents walk people between flights/gates. But there would have been nothing to stop somebody from running away. Don't know if that happened much. US airlines lose out on of intercontinental traffic business because of this "security enhancement"
Something to do with being World police.? The only country I remember going thru transit immigration checks was China on a Japan to Thailand itinerary, but I did not need a visa. International terminals are not separated from domestic and USA banned TWOV "transit without visa" sometime in the post 9/11 era . Remember we used to have gate agents walk people between flights/gates. But there would have been nothing to stop somebody from running away. Don't know if that happened much. US airlines lose out on of intercontinental traffic business because of this "security enhancement"
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I read this item reproduced from The Telegraph on another site.
You can search online for the full article and the sensible answer.
‘I’m always rejected at airport e-gates – so the Passport Office suggested changing my name’
article by Gill Charlton, Travel Writer Sun, 7 April 2024 at 12:00 pm
Dear Gill,
I am a British citizen living in Portugal. For some reason my old passport wasn’t being accepted at airport e-gates to enter the UK. I have renewed my passport but the problem persists when entering the UK.
Immigration officers only ask where I’m travelling from as they put my passport in a scanner. When I ask why I have been rejected by the e-gates, I’m told either that they have different software to that being used by the e-gates, or that it’s because I have a common name. When I phoned the Passport Office to discuss the problem, an officer said that perhaps I should consider changing my name!
Can you help me get some answers?
- David Clark
article by Gill Charlton, Travel Writer Sun, 7 April 2024 at 12:00 pm
Dear Gill,
I am a British citizen living in Portugal. For some reason my old passport wasn’t being accepted at airport e-gates to enter the UK. I have renewed my passport but the problem persists when entering the UK.
Immigration officers only ask where I’m travelling from as they put my passport in a scanner. When I ask why I have been rejected by the e-gates, I’m told either that they have different software to that being used by the e-gates, or that it’s because I have a common name. When I phoned the Passport Office to discuss the problem, an officer said that perhaps I should consider changing my name!
Can you help me get some answers?
- David Clark
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