So it has begun. Flew in to Bangkok today and Immigration was taking the fingerprints of all arrivals using their newly installed fingerprint sensors. Four fingers on the right hand, four fingers on the left hand, then the two thumbs together.

As a byproduct of this new procedure, the line at immigration at 11:00 this morning was 500+ people. Thanked my lucky stars that I had the foresight to purchase one of the fast track immigration passes from the one company that still sells them online for 1200 THB. Probably saved myself two or more hours in line.

According to the fast track company's representative, the fingerprinting began about a week ago and lines have slowed considerably due to the learning curve. Consider a fast track pass if you are flying to Thailand in the near future.