Travellers are to be charged to get through passport checks quickly at British airports, with some paying as much as £17.50, the Home Office has confirmed. At Gatwick airport, passengers face having to pay £17.50 on top of the price of their airline ticket to use a fast lane through passport control on arrival and through security on departure. It was reported last month that Edinburgh airport was adopting the system and Gatwick’s service was advertised last year. The expansion of the scheme follows a government consultation in 2013, in which the possibility of charging for quick passage through passport control was raised. The Home Office said its Border Force was “working closely with several airport operators to introduce a fast track passport control service, which will provide passengers with another choice of a secure and convenient route through the UK border.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2016 11:33 UTC