On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 17:27:40 +0000, Roland Perry
wrote:



In the UK we still retain the possibility to accompany our loved ones
through check-in and to the outward passport control.

I've never known that.
You don't get past the check in desk without a passport and ticket in
any airport I've been in this last 15 years

I wonder how much
longer that will survive - or is the aim of these new security devices
to ensure that we will always have that freedom?