Posted 2012-02-10 17:22:12
 dantilley, on 2012-02-10 17:04:30, said:
bendix, on 2012-02-10 16:56:49, said:
I'm struggling to understand why the family should not be seperated
- Some young children can get upset if separated from one of their parents.
- The non-EU queue takes much longer so one half of the family is left hanging around doing nothing while waiting (the person through first, presumably the EU passport holder, probably wouldn't be happy to go through to the baggage area in case there's a problem or issue with the other person at the immigration desk)
- Less chance for someone to realise that the partner who just left them went off with something that they need if, for example, the family members have one communal bag with their stuff in together.
- Generally speaking it's much more convenient all-round for everyone to go through together.
Fine. So let them all go through the longer queue.
As someone else has said, why should families have advantages that people travelling alone don't have?
Posted 2012-02-10 17:32:09
bendix, on 2012-02-10 17:22:12, said:
Fine. So let them all go through the longer queue.
As someone else has said, why should families have advantages that people travelling alone don't have?
OK, you could also say why should they have disadvantages by being sent to the longer queue? And anyway, an all-Thai family still would all go to the longer queue, we're only talking about the very small minority of mixed EU / non-EU families.
I think it's just common decency really, being kind to children and so-on. A family of two 50-somethings and their two early 20's kids would probably be expected to split up and sort themselves out, and they likely wouldn't mind doing so either. But when young children are involved people are a bit more accommodating and sympathetic.
Posted 2012-02-11 17:24:44
You don't have to be married, when travelling with my Thai girlfriend I always use the Thai lane. The first time I travelled with her we went in seperate lanes and the immigration officer asked her why I did not go in the Thai lane, as we were travelling together its permitted.
Posted 2012-02-11 18:18:04
All of you have missed the only consistent thing with Immigration officers anywhere.... they are INCONSISTENT regarding the family of differing nationality using the queue for only one of the nationalites involved. The tosser with the turban at Heathrow sent us packing to the foreigners line. The old dickhead at Suvarnabhumi inferred that my wife was bought.
For easyride, who obviously travels alone, another reason for the family unit to use the same channel is the frequent, 'where's your spouse' question for the visitor on a visa which is more quickly answered if the spouse is right there rather than 150m away in another line or already through passport control and waiting on the other side.
Posted 2012-02-12 08:07:39
it seems to me that NONE of all those wiseguys above has entered Swampy since 1/1/12. And yet they all claim to know best. WHY!
Since that date there is NO MORE Thai/farang que-it is all mixed. So problem solved-pretty easily and all waste of cyberspace again, a thing this site excels in.
Posted 2012-02-12 11:04:18
Seems to me as more airports change to biometric immigration kiosks that families will have to split up, an official can choose to be accommodating but machines are inflexible.
Posted 2012-02-13 00:16:48
asanee, on 2012-02-12 08:07:39, said:
it seems to me that NONE of all those wiseguys above has entered Swampy since 1/1/12. And yet they all claim to know best. WHY!
Since that date there is NO MORE Thai/farang que-it is all mixed. So problem solved-pretty easily and all waste of cyberspace again, a thing this site excels in.
This thread is about other airports as well, not just BKK. Still a "waste of cyberspace"?
Posted 2012-02-13 00:18:10
anterian, on 2012-02-12 11:04:18, said:
Seems to me as more airports change to biometric immigration kiosks that families will have to split up, an official can choose to be accommodating but machines are inflexible.
They would all go through the queue without the machines, all together, as anyone of any nationality would have to with young kids who are too young to use the machines themselves.
Posted 2012-02-17 14:33:16
asanee, on 2012-02-12 08:07:39, said:
it seems to me that NONE of all those wiseguys above has entered Swampy since 1/1/12. And yet they all claim to know best. WHY!
Since that date there is NO MORE Thai/farang que-it is all mixed. So problem solved-pretty easily and all waste of cyberspace again, a thing this site excels in.
I flew into Suvarnabhumi today and the desks were not dual Thai/Foreign Passports at all, there were seperate lines for each. When we left on Monday there were dual desks on departure, but that's not entering.
Hope I will not be accused of wasting cyberspace by reporting what the position was today.
Posted 2012-02-17 15:38:15
asanee, on 2012-02-12 08:07:39, said:
it seems to me that NONE of all those wiseguys above has entered Swampy since 1/1/12. And yet they all claim to know best. WHY!
Since that date there is NO MORE Thai/farang que-it is all mixed. So problem solved-pretty easily and all waste of cyberspace again, a thing this site excels in.
Not on the inbound side it isnt wiseguy, there are still Thai passport holder only desks you are talking about the outbound side which is mixed now....so problem not solved so it appears your wasting cyberspace again ..!!!!
And yes for your information have been through Swampy 8 times since Jan 1st 2012
Posted 2012-02-17 17:35:41
bendix, on 2012-02-10 17:22:12, said:
dantilley, on 2012-02-10 17:04:30, said:
bendix, on 2012-02-10 16:56:49, said:
I'm struggling to understand why the family should not be seperated
- Some young children can get upset if separated from one of their parents.
- The non-EU queue takes much longer so one half of the family is left hanging around doing nothing while waiting (the person through first, presumably the EU passport holder, probably wouldn't be happy to go through to the baggage area in case there's a problem or issue with the other person at the immigration desk)
- Less chance for someone to realise that the partner who just left them went off with something that they need if, for example, the family members have one communal bag with their stuff in together.
- Generally speaking it's much more convenient all-round for everyone to go through together.
Fine. So let them all go through the longer queue.
As someone else has said, why should families have advantages that people travelling alone don't have?
Why board families onto a 'plane first?
Dunno, they just do, so why not give families similar advantages at immigration?
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