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Old Oct 12, 2013, 12:05 pm
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A list of airports serving SkyTeam, and whether they have an immigration fast lane on the inbound (if relevant), or a security fast lane on the outbound, and who can gain access.

When travelling entirely within the Schengen zone, there are no immigration controls so the "inbound" column is not relevant.

American airports with SkyPriority are documented by Delta so are not presently included in this list.

If anything more than a valid boarding pass or FF card is needed to gain access to the lane, it will be noted.

Please amend and correct the list according to your experiences.

Airport code Inbound? Outbound? Notes

Africa
ADD No No
CMN Yes, only for J passengers (boarding pass required) Yes for all SP passengers (automatic gates opening upon boarding pass being scanned - tested with Y and SP and worked)
CPT No No
DAR no yes (special passport control and security then straight into the CIP lounge)
JNB No No
NBO Yes Yes Including separate security screening at the entrance to the terminal
MRU Inbound priority lane at immigration (no strict enforcement). Outbound priority lane for immigration which leads to fast track security.
LOS No Yes.
RAK No inbound fast track, but outbound priority lane for security and immigration on the right hand of normal security entrance
RUN Not applicable Yes
TUN No Yes

Americas / Carribeans
US airports: no priority lane at immigration on arrival. There are usually (but not always) priority lanes for security on departure, but those are usually a joke as they all lead to the TSA agent checking ID and BP and then all lanes are mixed.
BOG No No
BON No No
CTG No No
CUN No No
CUR No No
EZE No Yes, Only for immigration and not for security
FDF Not applicable Yes, all elites
GIG No No
GYE ? No
LIM No No
MEX Unknown Yes, all elites
PUJ No Yes
SCL No Yes
SDQ No No Lounge invite required
SXM No No
UIO No No
Canadian airports: there are no status/class-of-service-based priority lanes at immigration for any airline. For security:
  • YOW ?
  • YUL Yes
  • YVR
    • AF No (no airline priority lane at the time the flight departs)
    • KL ?
  • YYZ Yes

Asia Pacific
BKK J only J only, but all elites travelling on KL pass required. See post and replies.
BOM No No
DEL No (yes if you have a regular visum, not if you use an eVisum) Yes
DPS No No
HAN Yes Yes
HKG No No
HND No No for immigration, yes for security (only for P pax & FB gold/plat)
ICN No No
KIX No Unknown
KUL No (J/F only) Yes
PUS No No
PVG No Yes, all elites
SGN No No
SIN No (immigration) No (immigration), Yes (security at gate). Exception for immigration for P pax : private immigration counter provided by C.I.P. Lounge.
XMN No Yes

Europe

France

BES No No
BOD No Yes
CDG Yes Yes
LRH : No No
LRT : No No
LYS No Yes
MPL No Yes
MRS No Yes (Hall 4)
NCE No Yes
NTE No No
ORY (west terminal) No Yes
RNS No No
SXB n/a No
TLS No Yes, all terminals (automatic gates)
UIP : No No

Germany
BER No Yes
DUS No Yes, all elites
FRA No, Yes but J-class only
HAJ Na Yes (SkyP based on signs but often closed)
HAM No Yes
MUC Unknown Yes, all elites
NUE No Yes, Elite+/J only

Ireland
DUB No Yes

Italy
BLQ Unknown Yes, Elite+/J only (?)
CAG No Yes (2019 - Only when flying AF/KL though, denied with AZ flight/ticket)
FCO NA Yes Sky Priority
LIN NA Yes (Sky Priority)
MXP NA Yes (SkyPriority). No (non-SP) companion allowed.
NAP NA Yes

Spain
AGP Unknown Yes (at the right side of the normal security lane)
ALC No Yes
BCN n/a Yes
BIO No No
IBZ No No
MAD No Yes, all elites (Security fastlane in T2 --> Follow VIP Controls signage)
SVQ : No Yes, but only for J pax (Elites+ in Y not eligible)
VLC No Yes

United Kingdom
BHX NA Yes Sky Priority 2 Access Points
BRS No Yes (Business class + eliteplus only)
GLA No Yes (Boarding pass showing Sky Priority is sufficient)
EDI No Yes (Boarding pass showing Sky Priority is sufficient)
LBA No Yes, all elites
LCY No No
LHR (T4) No Yes
MAN No Yes, Elite+/J only
NWI No Yes but pointless - Sky Priority members have to queue at airport information desk to get Airport Development Fee ticket with special bar code

All others
AMS No Yes, all elites
ARN No Yes, all elites
ATH No Yes
BGO Unknown Yes
BLL No Yes
BRU Unknown Yes Terminal A
BUD Unknown Yes, all elites
CPH Unknown Yes, all elites
DUB Unknown J only
EIN No No
GDN NA, Yes. "SkyPriority" on BP is not enough, they require membership card
GOT Unknown Yes
GVA No Yes
HAM Unknown Yes
HEL N/A, Yes
IST SP-signed lane, but SAV card required SP-signed lane, but SAV card required The rules of this airport are not clear. See post. See also update May 2015 here
LED No No
OSL NA Yes
OTP No No
PRG Inbound / Outbound immigration: Yes / Security : Yes - SkyPriority (Automatic Gates for departures)
SVG Unknown Yes
SVO No No
TUN No Yes for immigration on departure, No for security
TRD NA Yes
VIE NA Yes, all elites
WAW NA Yes Sky Priority 2 Access Points
ZAG NA (was No until Croatia joined Shengen) Yes - SkyPriority (Automatic Gates for access to departures and manual check for Security)
ZRH Unknown Yes, all elites

Middle-East
AUH : No (immigration) / No (security)
BEY : No (immigration arrival) / No (security both pre and post check-in) / No (immigration departure)
DOH Unknown Yes, all elites
DXB No No for J Pax. P pax are escorted.
JED No Yes
MCT No Yes
RUH Yes Yes, Terminal 1, inbound Priority queue at far left of the immigration hall but not particularly quick. For STE+, J
TLV No Yes for pre-checkin security (Both Sky Priority and C pax), post check-in security (Metal Detector/X-ray) for only C pax (not for Elites/Elites+)



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Old May 7, 2013, 7:19 am
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Outbound:
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Old May 10, 2013, 11:22 am
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Outbound:
NO for SkyPriority Elite members.
Only first class passengers have access to the fast lane at Terminal 1/D
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Old May 10, 2013, 11:45 am
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Originally Posted by nicolas75
Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Outbound:
NO for SkyPriority Elite members.
Only first class passengers have access to the fast lane at Terminal 1/D
Really ????
This has changed because before SkyPriority, I had access to the fast track lane flying DL in Y. This was in 2006 or 2007.
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Old May 12, 2013, 6:38 am
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Outbound:
YES

SkyPriority fast lane with direct access to boarding pass control and security check (but no SkyPriority signage)
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Old May 15, 2013, 5:32 pm
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Originally Posted by B7e7US
Anyone knows about DXB? Will be flying in Business but with a companion (Skyteam Elite) in Y.
To answer my own question: DXB has Fast track for Business passengers on arrival. On departure, even though there is a lane marked as "Business Class/Priority", I was told by the AF supervisor that it was not enforced. Sure enough, the airport staff was directing all passengers to all lines, including that one.
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Old May 25, 2013, 4:16 am
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Outbound:
YES

There is no SkyPriority signage, but Elite members can go through the fast lane (very fast indeed)
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Old May 25, 2013, 4:56 am
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Nothing / Rien / Nada
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Terminal A: Nothing
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Old May 27, 2013, 5:51 am
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Originally Posted by saraoutou
Nothing / Rien / Nada
Actually, if you are a frequent flyer, you can register at the airport (?) and use the employee access, but it has nothing to do with SkyPriority.
At terminal 2, It is between the counter and the regular lane (slide door)
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Old May 27, 2013, 6:04 am
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Originally Posted by FranckM
Actually, if you are a frequent flyer, you can register at the airport (?) and use the employee access, but it has nothing to do with SkyPriority.
At terminal 2, It is between the counter and the regular lane (slide door)
Yes all this is already mentioned above in this thread for LYS. We have to be a bit careful to not repeat ourselves here.
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Old May 27, 2013, 12:32 pm
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Maybe is it a idea to put in the first post al the situations sorted by country??
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Old May 27, 2013, 9:51 pm
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Outbound:
YES

Inbound:
NO

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Old May 27, 2013, 11:28 pm
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Just picked up this thread now.

Regarding Istanbul: when I arrived there on LX I got a fast lane voucher on board the plane and went straight to the fast lane immigration. Same on LH. And IIRC also on TK. So maybe it's just a case of AF not handing out fast lane vouchers.

Regarding USA and arrivals in P as well as HON on LH: I am not sure if AF First Class can cut the lines with the personal assistant at LAX. It works at JFK for sure. As for HONs, it is not only LH but also LX and OS. But not for their FIrst Class passengers. However, that service does not work in LAX.

Other than that, off the top of my head, where fast lane exists at departure for SkyPriority:

Zurich
Dusseldorf
Dublin (only for business class pax, not elite pax in Eco or PE)
Most US airports for domestic departures on DL
Doha
Mexico
Glasgow (?)
Edinburgh (?)

Where it does not exist (again, off the top of my head and things may have changed since):

Geneva
Barcelona
Munich
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Beirut
Madrid (?)
Riyadh
Jeddah
Dubai
La Rochelle
Biarritz
Nuremberg
Verona
Florence
Stuttgart (?)
London LCY

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Old May 27, 2013, 11:58 pm
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Outbound:
No

Inbound:
No
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Old May 28, 2013, 7:26 am
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Outbound:
YES

On terminal D only. Before security check, right next to the passenger boarding pass check, which is performed manually by airport personnel, there is an automated door dedicated to SkyPriority and BA premium passengers (same type of bar code scanner as Accès n°1 in Orly).
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