Originally Posted by
muscat
I suggest three extra queues with the following costs to join them:
Super fast. £100 per head
Faster £50 per head
Fast. £10 per head
This would be a great way for the UKBA to raise money, the fees could even be changed in real time depending on the length of the free queues.
When the IRIS guys told me about the IRIS replacement and the likelihood of charging non-EU passport holders for registering for it, I told him that as long as it wasn't going to a scary amount (I think I mentioned £2,000 per year), I said I'd still go for it.
I don't mind if they charged for fast processing. I just do not care for the queues, especially considering how much time I would potentially waste if I had to queue every time for 30 min at LHR - that would be at least 25 hours every year (based on 50 arrivals). In reality it may be offset by the baggage reclaim on some trips, but you know what I mean!