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Old Sep 11, 2013, 8:31 am
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Originally Posted by squeeler
Super "Daily Mail"-like headline writing.

I assume it means that there will no longer be passport checks at the gates, so speeding that side of the process. Gate boarding is a rate-limiting step I assume, passengers land side not so.

Just a guess.
No they can't.

Because if you have a domestic ticket you don't need photo ID. If there were no gate checks, you could go airside with a domestic BP and then pull out an OLCI'd overseas BP and get onto the plane unchecked.
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