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Offline H0  
#1 Posted : 17 April 2023 12:24:10(UTC)
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Orient Express to axe UK section after 41 years due to Brexit
Luxury train operator cuts service ahead of biometric passport checks so passengers will have to join train in Paris

https://www.theguardian....-leg-route-border-delays
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Offline kiwiAlan  
#2 Posted : 17 April 2023 13:10:09(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: H0 Go to Quoted Post
Orient Express to axe UK section after 41 years due to Brexit
Luxury train operator cuts service ahead of biometric passport checks so passengers will have to join train in Paris

https://www.theguardian....-leg-route-border-delays


That is a shame, but inevitable as part of Brexit.

Quote:

The EU is introducing a new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), which will mean most people travelling across the Channel who do not have EU residency will need to provide fingerprints and facial recognition data when they cross the border, instead of having their passports stamped.


I wonder if they will apply this to the migrants leaving France to cross the channel to the UK. Blink Blink

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Offline Toosmall  
#3 Posted : 28 April 2023 13:52:47(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Go to Quoted Post

Quote:

The EU is introducing a new biometric Entry/Exit System (EES), which will mean most people travelling across the Channel who do not have EU residency will need to provide fingerprints and facial recognition data when they cross the border, instead of having their passports stamped.


I wonder if they will apply this to the migrants leaving France to cross the channel to the UK. Blink Blink


Only the wealthy ones!?

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