Originally posted by Eirikur
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Them new passport border machine things
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Originally posted by BR14 View Postand yet More thread pollutionComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View Post*rant thread*
Flew into Edinburgh last night. What was a working system is now a complete up. First we're sat on the plane for near 40 minutes after parking at the gate cause no steps were available.
Disembarking some while later three plane loads are met with a row of new passport self service machines. A human would have processed me three times faster is my guess. And I was not alone, a lot of frustrations amongst travellers. They must have spent a fortune, and for what? To put some people out of a job to save some pennies down the line?.
From what I've seen they also re-direct people through the people option where they can as well.
My only beef is the clueless idiots that try use them. That's your bottle neck. Same with security. How many signs do they have and people shouting the rules and some pillock goes though the detector with coins in their pocket or didn't take laptops out so their bag has to go through again.
I was sad to see the retinal scanner option disappear at Manchester. So few people bothered registering it was straight through even when the queue was down the ramp. Bloody brilliant it was.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostAs long as they are compatible with the new British Passports. Are you getting one Scooty?
Hopefully not it will improve the UK for the rest of us.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostUse them almost monthly on Heathrow T5 and flying through.
Looking at the non EU/Uk queues which take at least 2 to 3 hours I'm wondering how that will be after Brexit
well they will be much better, they will be UK only
you can go in the 3 day long non uk queue while we are waved through with our blue passports.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by vetran View Postwell they will be much better, they will be UK only
you can go in the 3 day long non uk queue while we are waved through with our blue passports.Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostOf course it will be the other way around when you arrive in EuropeHis heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by woohoo View PostI flew American Airlines (BA partner) in the US and it's a shambles. First off, just don't fly AA as a BA partner, just don't.
Anyway, we arrived at the airport early and had to wait until the staff arrived (fair enough), they then proceeded to turn on the check-in machines. 4 staff, 6 machines. Nearly everyone had issues with the check-in machines. At the end of it, a luggage sticker is printed off you are then supposed to attach this to your luggage.
Sounds easy right, well the on-screen instructions stay on screen for about 10 seconds then you are supposed to figure out how to attach this and not obscure the bar code. Anyway, we tried to figure it out and couldn't, so started watching other people figure it out. In the end a member of staff helped and a small crowd gathered round.
oh AA wanted to charge us 100 dollars for being 1lb over the weight limit. Despite both cases together being under the limit. Just a shambles.“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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Originally posted by Mordac View PostAs long as they are compatible with the new British Passports. Are you getting one Scooty?Comment
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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.”Comment
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