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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 9:45 am
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Originally Posted by fordan
I suspect fairly strongly that all the people ahead of you in that long slow "US Citizens & Permanent Residents" line at passport control are among that percentage that do have passports, and they're the ones we're worried about.
Absolutely impossible to argue with that logic!!
Originally Posted by fordan
I suspect you might end up with a short line for the machines, but still significantly better than the standard line.
Yes, we could eventually find some lines forming at the machines, but I think you're right that it will always be faster than the alternative.
IMO, the ones to BE concerned with are the airline employees who ARE frequent international travellers, ARE aware that lines form quite often even in the "crew lines", and can clearly spend $100 for 5 years of GE.

We'll see! Keep our fingers crossed!!
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