Children aged eight and nine can now use airport e-gates
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Children aged eight and nine can now use airport e-gates

8 Jul 2026 · Originally published 8 Jul 2026 8/10 Original headline: Major change to passport e-gates for families travelling abroad
The Home Office has lowered the minimum age for using passport e-gates from ten to eight, provided children are at least 120cm tall. This change allows up to 1.5 million more children to use facial recognition technology, helping families move through border control more quickly as the summer holiday period begins.
Source: Liverpool Echo National
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