Children’s passport scanners on trial at airport

February 28, 2023

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Use of electronic passport scanners for children under 18 have been under trial on under 18s at Heathrow Airport.

Children aged 10 and 11 used the technology at Terminal 5 during the recent half-term week to test their efficiency.

Children over the age of 12 can use the scanners.

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It came at a time when Heathrow reported pre-pandemic numbers using the airport once more.

It reported 5.4m customers travelled through it in January, making it the busiest start to a year since 2020.

Most travellers – 1.6m – were from the EU, followed by people from North America at 1.2m.

Meanwhile, the airport will face a challenge when Border Force strike action was announced by the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS).

The one day stoppage takes place on 15 March.

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