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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Neil Lancefield

UK airports make e-gate rule change in bid to make flying with children easier

Long queues at Gatwick Airport after downing of electronic passport gates - (@theburnxngwolf / Twitter)

E-gates at UK airports will now be available to younger children ahead of the peak summer holiday rush, the Home Office has announced, in a bid to stop longer waits when arriving.

Children aged eight and nine returning to the UK are eligible to use e-gates from this Wednesday. The policy means up to 1.5 million additional children will be able to use them, the Government said.

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