Birmingham airport security fast track

Birmingham airport security fast track

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gr1340

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Wednesday 1st May
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Flying from Birmingham later this year and last year on the return journey, the queue for security took over an hour.
I see you can buy security fast track for £5 per person but is that only for the journey out as the website isn’t clear.

gr1340

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980 posts

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Wednesday 1st May
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Ah ok, well at least I know what to expect this time.

gr1340

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Wednesday 1st May
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omniflow said:
gr1340 said:
Flying from Birmingham later this year and last year on the return journey, the queue for security took over an hour.
I see you can buy security fast track for £5 per person but is that only for the journey out as the website isn’t clear.
Hopefully I'm not being pedantic, but you're getting your terminology mixed up and it might prevent you from finding what you're looking for.

You don't go through security when you arrive into the UK on the return journey, you only go through passport control and customs. Passport control is where the potential delays are. That will be why you're only seeing fast track security for the journey out, as that's the only place where it's applicable.

Fast track for passport control MIGHT be available, but it's generally given out by the airlines for their passengers with more expensive tickets.
You are correct, it must have been passport control so looks like no way round it.

gr1340

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980 posts

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Wednesday 1st May
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That is exactly what I was looking for.
Unfortunately I just checked the flight and it arrives at 23:55 and the fast track service is open until midnight so will miss that.
Will keep that in mind for future bookings though so thank you.