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Diplomatico - thanks for this update.
I managed to avoid the new bio stuff last Saturday flying out of Bangkok, they were still hit and miss as to being used that day. The officer on duty told me he'd stopped using the fingerprint machine only 15 minutes earlier, another testing period according to him.
Interesting to note your info - four fingers on both hands plus the thumbs (unlike Malaysia with only the index fingers of each hand)
I saw the machines set up in Phuket also last week, but wasn't required to use them (again, they weren't fully operational)
Well noted on the suggestion to get a Fast Track pass if available/convenient - I imagine as the system progresses to being used full time, the delays will be an issue