UK Scraps Landing Cards

[kelvedon]

Effective Monday the the UK will scrap landing cards. I bet the cabin crew will be happy, halting those early morning requests from passengers for a pen.

UK to scrap passenger landing cards

Passengers arriving in the UK will no longer have to fill in landing cards from Monday.

www.bbc.com

 

[Pleb Status]

Does anyone have an exact date when Australian citizens will be able to use the e-gates?

All articles say June. I will be arriving in the first week of June and would like to avoid the lines if possible.

 

[Isochronous]

Effective Monday the the UK will scrap landing cards. I bet the cabin crew will be happy, halting those early morning requests from passengers for a pen.

UK to scrap passenger landing cards

Passengers arriving in the UK will no longer have to fill in landing cards from Monday.

www.bbc.com

An airline accountant has probably calculated the savings derived from not having to give out as many pens!

 

[Pleb Status]

It appears that Australians {and Singaporeans) can access the e-gates as of today...

Singaporeans can use e-gates at Heathrow and other British airports from May 20

The border entry service allows faster and secure processing of passengers entering Britain's borders. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

Articles in the Australian media are still unclear on the exact date.

 

[Jamie Driscoll]

Does anyone know if this will this apply to the e-passport gates for the Eurostar?

 

[Pleb Status]

Does anyone know if this will this apply to the e-passport gates for the Eurostar?

The Straits Times article linked above appears to indicate yes...

"This service, which also includes arrivals via Eurostar terminals, allows faster and secure processing of passengers entering Britain's borders."

I will try next month as I will be travelling on the Eurostar (departing Paris, where you actually use the UK arrival e-gates, not in London) as well as arriving into LHR.

 

[Jamie Driscoll]

The Straits Times article linked above appears to indicate yes...

"This service, which also includes arrivals via Eurostar terminals, allows faster and secure processing of passengers entering Britain's borders."

I will try next month as I will be travelling on the Eurostar (departing Paris, where you actually use the UK arrival e-gates, not in London) as well as arriving into LHR.

Great - thanks for responding!