Airport Fast Track Security
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: BHD/DUB/PTY
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Airport Fast Track Security
Curious to see where is fast track security given to EI passengers, officially and unofficially. There's a few posts and comments scattered across the forum so wanted to put it together in one updated post. Anyone else with information and experience, please comment bellow and let's make a useful list.
Officially stated on the website:
Amsterdam (AMS):
AerClub status
Belfast (BHD):
AerClub status
Dublin (DUB):
AerClub status
AerSpace ticket
London Heathrow (LHR):
AerClub status
Shannon (SNN):
AerClub status
Unofficially (based on my experience):
Belfast (BHD):
AerSpace ticket. Works with digital boarding pass.
Brussels (BRU):
AerSpace ticket. Digital boarding pass does not work. Printed boarding pass will show fare class J and the agent will let you in.
London Heathrow (LHR):
AerSpace ticket. Works with digital boarding pass. Printed boarding pass will show fare class J and the agent will let you in.
Unofficially (Read on the forums):
Athens (ATH):
AerClub status
Birmingham (BHX):
AerClub status
Dusseldorf (DUS):
AerClub status
London Gatwick (LGW):
AerClub status
Manchester (MAN):
AerClub status
Rome (FCO):
AerClub status
Assumption (AerSpace):
Assuming that a printed boarding pass will show fare class J, then there could be a chance of using fast track security at:
Barcelona (BCN), Berlin (BER), Birmingham (BHX), Cork (ORK), Frankfurt (FRA), Geneva (GVA), Knock (NOC), Lisbon (LIS), London Gatwick (LGW), Madrid (MAD), Manchester (MAN), Milan Linate (LIN), Milan Malpensa (MXP), Munich (MUC), Paris (CDG), Shannon (SNN)and Zurich (ZRH).
No information: No one has posted about the following EI destinations (Not including US and Canada destinations. Also not including Aberdeen (ABZ), Cardiff (CWL), Donegal (CFN), Isle of Man (IOM), Jersey (JER), and Newquay (NQY) as they don't have fast track).
Alicante (ALC), Bilbao (BIO), Bordeaux (BOD), Bridgetown (BGI), Bristol (BRS), Budapest (BUD), Burgas (BOJ), Corfu (CFU), Dubrovnik (DBV), Edinburgh (EDI), Exeter (EXT), Faro (FAO), Fuerteventura (FUE), Glasgow (GLA), Gran Canaria (LPA), Hamburg (HAM), Izmir (ADB), Lanzarote (ACE), Leeds (LBA), Lyon (LYS), Malaga (AGP), Marseille (MRS), Nantes (NTE), Naples (NAP), Newcastle (NCL), Nice (NCE), Palma (PMI), Perpignan (PGF), Pisa (PSA), Prague (PRG), Rovaniemi (RVN), Salzburg (SZG), Santiago de Compostela (SCQ), Santorini (JTR), Southampton (SOU), Split (SPU), Tenerife (TFS), Toulouse (TLS), Venice (VCE), Verona (VRN), Vienna (VIE), and Warsaw (WAW).
Officially stated on the website:
Amsterdam (AMS):
AerClub status
Belfast (BHD):
AerClub status
Dublin (DUB):
AerClub status
AerSpace ticket
London Heathrow (LHR):
AerClub status
Shannon (SNN):
AerClub status
Unofficially (based on my experience):
Belfast (BHD):
AerSpace ticket. Works with digital boarding pass.
Brussels (BRU):
AerSpace ticket. Digital boarding pass does not work. Printed boarding pass will show fare class J and the agent will let you in.
London Heathrow (LHR):
AerSpace ticket. Works with digital boarding pass. Printed boarding pass will show fare class J and the agent will let you in.
Unofficially (Read on the forums):
Athens (ATH):
AerClub status
Birmingham (BHX):
AerClub status
Dusseldorf (DUS):
AerClub status
London Gatwick (LGW):
AerClub status
Manchester (MAN):
AerClub status
Rome (FCO):
AerClub status
Assumption (AerSpace):
Assuming that a printed boarding pass will show fare class J, then there could be a chance of using fast track security at:
Barcelona (BCN), Berlin (BER), Birmingham (BHX), Cork (ORK), Frankfurt (FRA), Geneva (GVA), Knock (NOC), Lisbon (LIS), London Gatwick (LGW), Madrid (MAD), Manchester (MAN), Milan Linate (LIN), Milan Malpensa (MXP), Munich (MUC), Paris (CDG), Shannon (SNN)and Zurich (ZRH).
No information: No one has posted about the following EI destinations (Not including US and Canada destinations. Also not including Aberdeen (ABZ), Cardiff (CWL), Donegal (CFN), Isle of Man (IOM), Jersey (JER), and Newquay (NQY) as they don't have fast track).
Alicante (ALC), Bilbao (BIO), Bordeaux (BOD), Bridgetown (BGI), Bristol (BRS), Budapest (BUD), Burgas (BOJ), Corfu (CFU), Dubrovnik (DBV), Edinburgh (EDI), Exeter (EXT), Faro (FAO), Fuerteventura (FUE), Glasgow (GLA), Gran Canaria (LPA), Hamburg (HAM), Izmir (ADB), Lanzarote (ACE), Leeds (LBA), Lyon (LYS), Malaga (AGP), Marseille (MRS), Nantes (NTE), Naples (NAP), Newcastle (NCL), Nice (NCE), Palma (PMI), Perpignan (PGF), Pisa (PSA), Prague (PRG), Rovaniemi (RVN), Salzburg (SZG), Santiago de Compostela (SCQ), Santorini (JTR), Southampton (SOU), Split (SPU), Tenerife (TFS), Toulouse (TLS), Venice (VCE), Verona (VRN), Vienna (VIE), and Warsaw (WAW).
#2
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 6,170
Barcelona no you have to buy a pass for 5 on the Aena App .
Hamburg no you cant buy it either based on my recent experience.
Lanzarote does not have fast track at all
Marseille you have to buy a pass from the App for around 7
Southampton no you have to buy a pass on the airport website
The above is based on my personal experience in the last 3-4 months.
Hamburg no you cant buy it either based on my recent experience.
Lanzarote does not have fast track at all
Marseille you have to buy a pass from the App for around 7
Southampton no you have to buy a pass on the airport website
The above is based on my personal experience in the last 3-4 months.
#4
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: AerClub - Concierge, ITA - Executive, Hotels.com - Gold
Posts: 1,148
Not really an answer but re the cost. I’ve flown to DUB from LHR, LGW, LIN, MXP, ATH, PRG, FCO and MUC this year and I never went looking for FastTrack because the lines for normal security were very, very quiet when I passed through. So I don’t know that I’d pay for it in a lot of smaller EU airports.
Last edited by alserire; Dec 1, 2022 at 11:29 am
#5
Join Date: Jul 2022
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Not really an answer but re the cost. Ive flown to DUB from LHR, LGW, LIN, MXP, ATH, PRG, FCO and MUC this year and I never went looking for FastTrack because the lines for normal security were very, very quiet when I passed through. So I dont know that Id pay for it in a lot of smaller EU airports.
#7
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: EIDW
Programs: Aer Lingus Concierge, Radisson Rewards Platinum, BW Diamond, Hilton Gold
Posts: 2,183
SFO is the only US airport where status or ticket class seems to work, they have private contracted security not TSA so can set their own rules. But you need to get the red stamp on the BP
For VIE and PRG the security is at the gate so its a free for all.
For VIE and PRG the security is at the gate so its a free for all.
#8
Join Date: Sep 2017
Programs: AerClub - Concierge, ITA - Executive, Hotels.com - Gold
Posts: 1,148
Just remarkable we're still at that 21 years later.
#10
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 727
I've definitely had business ticket class work in ORD multiple times and I think BOS too but not so sure on that one.
#11
Join Date: Jul 2022
Programs: AerClub Concierge, Hilton Gold, Marriott Silver, Accor ALL Gold, NH Platinum
Posts: 242
For LIN - can confirm - priority tags on the check bags (for all they will do) and directed to the lounge but no Fast track even with the paper J boarding card. Was rejected from the automated gate and then told No agreement with Aer Lingus - go around. YMMV
you can buy it for 9 if you wish - security was only 10 or 15mins and you dont have to remove electronics or liquids
you can buy it for 9 if you wish - security was only 10 or 15mins and you dont have to remove electronics or liquids
Last edited by Pete_23567; Dec 14, 2022 at 6:19 am