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Britain has reduced the age of children allowed to use e-gates at airports in a bid to cut queues. Alamy
Britain has reduced the age of children allowed to use e-gates at airports in a bid to cut queues. Alamy
Airports change e-gate rules to allow children to pass through quicker
More than 400,000 youngsters expected to benefit