Old Oct 12, 13, 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
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
YUL No No (09/21 : no more fast track for security because of…Covid)

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
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)
BCN n/a Yes
BIO No No
IBZ No No
MAD No Yes, all elites (Security fastlane in T2 --> Follow VIP Controls signage)
VLC No No (there is a fast track lane at security, but it seems restricted to families with children, pregnant women, etc)

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
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
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 Nov 7, 13, 12:40 pm
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Immigration inbound/outbound : No
Security : No

Originally Posted by brunos
HKG/No/No/Same for all airlines
Thanks for the info. Would you mind updating the wiki at the beginning of the thread ? Thanks
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BHX:
Inbound: no
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Note: Boarding pass showing SkyPriority is sufficient
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Originally Posted by Goldorak
Thanks for the info. Would you mind updating the wiki at the beginning of the thread ? Thanks
Done. I was not aware that such wiki could be updated by anyone; and I have been a member for numerous years

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Originally Posted by brunos
Done. I was not aware that suck wiki could be updated by anyone; and I have been a member for numerous years
Crowd-sourcing of info is at the heart of what wikis are. That said, wiki's were only introduced relatively recently to FT so I suspect that you are in the overwhelming majority (including me until relatively recently) in not having realised that they could be changed by all users.
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SGN - Saigon (Ho-Chi Minh City)

Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Inbound: No

Outbound: No

After ICN, this is the 2nd Skyteam hub I visit in a few months that do not have fast track lanes. And for outbound, it would have been much appreciated, as despite the early morning time, the airport was crowded and lines very long and very slow…

Also, interestingly, the lounge invitation has a stamp saying "valid for 3 hrs". First time I see this and is hardly acceptable. What if you have a long connection or if your flight is delayed…are they really kicking you out of the lounge ?

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Originally Posted by Goldorak
SGN - Saigon (Ho-Chi Minh City)

Is there any immigration/security fast lane:

Inbound: No

Outbound: No

After ICN, this is the 2nd Skyteam hub I visit in a few months that do not have fast track lanes. And for outbound, it would have been much appreciated, as despite the early morning time, the airport was crowded and lines very long and very slow…

Also, interestingly, the lounge invitation has a stamp saying "valid for 3 hrs". First time I see this and is hardly acceptable. What if you have a long connection or if your flight is delayed…are they really kicking you out of the lounge ?
The 3 hrs thing is more than ridiculous.
However, somewhat hard to believe lounge staff will keep the time for all visitors and kick them out when time has elapsed

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From today's AF BlueBiz newsletter :

- Fast Track available in LYS Terminal 2 starting 16th of Sep. for Elite Plus and P/J/C/W pax with connection in CDG/ORY/AMS
compter du 16 septembre, sur présentation de la carte d'embarquement papier ou électronique, un Fast Track sur les vols AIR FRANCE KLM au départ de Lyon vers Roissy, Orly, Nice, Toulouse et Amsterdam est désormais proposé aux clients Elite Plus quelque soit la classe de transport, ainsi que les Clients voyageant en Première/Business/Premium Economy sur un vol Moyen Courrier/ Long Courrier en correspondance à Roissy, Orly ou Amsterdam.
- Fast Track in back in LHR for Elite Plus pax (previously only for P/J/C pax) since 1st of Aug.
Depuis le 1er août, les passagers SkyPriority (Elite Plus seulement) voyageant en Classe Économique ont accès aux files rapides de contrôle de sécurité à Londres Heathrow.
Jusqu'à ce jour, seuls les clients en Première Classe et en Classe Affaires bénéficiaient de cet avantage.
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Originally Posted by bodory
Fast Track in back in LHR for Elite Plus pax (previously only for P/J/C pax) since 1st of Aug.
Enfin !!!

Thanks for the info. Could you please update the Wiki ?
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- immigration inbound : No
- security outbound : No (and the lines are always very long...)
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Is there any security fast lane:

Inbound: N/A

Outbound: Yes
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Is there any Immigration/security fast lane:

Inbound: No

Outbound: Yes
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Update for NUE:

Inbound: No.
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Originally Posted by Scando
Is there any security fast lane:

Inbound: N/A

Outbound: Yes
Originally Posted by Scando
Is there any Immigration/security fast lane:

Inbound: No

Outbound: Yes
Originally Posted by mfkne
Update for NUE:

Inbound: No.
Please update the wiki
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Originally Posted by Goldorak
Please update the wiki
Scando, thank you for your information. It is warmly welcomed.

Unfortunately Scando cannot edit the wiki because that requires 90 posts. I have updated the wiki for GLA and SVG.
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Originally Posted by Calchas
Scando, thank you for your information. It is warmly welcomed.

Unfortunately Scando cannot edit the wiki because that requires 90 posts. I have updated the wiki for GLA and SVG.
Thank you Calchas
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