I think the title of this article and the wording used (and elsewhere) shows what this exercise is about - QR getting additional capacity not VA starting WB ops - despite what their media releases say. Not saying the extra capacity is a bad thing - but it is a bit of stretch when VA talk about as...

I think the premise is that the sooner in the flow from kerb to airplane travellers are screened is better.Locally, as in AUS, security screening processing time is on average longer than passport control (ignoring wait times). If so, congestion maybe more likely at security which can then impede...

I think the premise is to screen travellers sooner in the flow from kerb to plane is better. The time of actual processing through security is gen slower than border control (ignoring wait times)

ETAs are a (nother) method of getting travellers data including passport details prior to check in, although those details maybe incorrect, which is probably why the UK  will require an image of the passport to be provided as well. PNR data supplied by airlines is  notoriously iffy when...

Why? UK citizens have required an ETA for Australia (and NZ  since  they introduced them)since their introduction and a visa prior to then.