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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 Sep 8, 2013, 4:22 pm
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Old Sep 9, 2013, 12:12 am
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Security : there is a SP lane at the F gates check-point (just in front of AF check-in counters in the French sector), but the lane closed (and according to regular flyers there, it is always the case)
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Old Sep 22, 2013, 1:11 am
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:


Inbound:
No

Outbound:
There is a (small) SkyPriority sign. Elite members can use the fast lane
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Old Sep 22, 2013, 1:14 am
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Outbound:
Elite members can use the fast lane
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Old Sep 22, 2013, 10:27 am
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Security : there is a SP lane at the F gates check-point (just in front of AF check-in counters in the French sector), but the lane closed (and according to regular flyers there, it is always the case)
I have used it on GVA-CDG a number of times. Not for the last 6 months though.
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Skypriority at check in. But the elite security line had no signage for SkyTeam. It also had no one checking BP's so I just walked in.
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Old Oct 6, 2013, 2:37 pm
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AIRPORT: LBA (Leeds/Bradford International)

Inbound: No

Outbound: Yes: Elite, Elite+ and J passengers will be directed to use the fast lane by the check-in staff. The lane "police" seem happy to let you in if your boarding card shows ELITE. The fast lane is the one on the right as you enter the security queue. It does not have a SkyPriority sign. It is much faster than the slow lane, which is largely occupied by orange FR passengers. Priority boarding is not available at this airport.

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Old Oct 6, 2013, 2:39 pm
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AIRPORT: WAW (Warsaw Chopin)

Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Inbound: Unknown (not relevant for Schengen arrivals)

Outbound: Yes: Elite, Elite+ and J passengers will be directed to use the business class lane by the check-in staff. It is on the far right-hand side. It does not have a SkyPriority sign, and is signed only "Business class passengers". You should bring your elite card because the staff do not always understand the boarding passes.

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AIRPORT: KIX (Osaka)

Inbound: No

Outbound: Unknown
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AIRPORT: DCA (Washington DC Ronald Reagan)

Inbound: Not applicable (domestic arrivals only)

Outbound: Yes, SkyPriority signage and rules

(I was not sure whether to post this one but someone upthread did post ROC ... if we allow all the small American regionals we could have a lot of posts very quickly!)
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Old Oct 7, 2013, 12:42 am
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Outbound:
Follow Vip/Fast track sign (no so easy to find, as it is not into the same direction to Terminal 2 in the last meters).

There is a (small) SkyPriority sign close to the elevator (before BP check). Elite members can use the fast lane.
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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Inbound: Yes, vouchers are given by various airlines for this lane, I flew EY and received vouchers as I traveled with kids. Not for Quarantine though.

Outbound: ?

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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Inbound: No

Outbound: yes, for Business Class passengers and Sky Team Elite, also special line for 'privium'-members.

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Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Inbound: No

Outbound: Yes, for passengers flying British Airways (just executive) and Lufthansa (just business class) and for all CityJet passengers.

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