Airlines and airports are amongst a number of organisations to be consulted over the government's plan to ditch landing cards for millions of travellers arriving in the UK from outside the EU.

It claims getting rid of the paper cards, which are handed out on flights and ships for passengers to compete prior to arriving in the UK, will cut costs for airlines and shipping companies.

It is also believed the move has been designed to reduce queues at airports and the number of staff required to help passengers fill out the landing cards.

Under the Home Office plans, the landing cards will be scrapped on October 1 and instead immigration officers will rely on the advance passenger information every passenger is already obliged to provide prior to travelling to the UK.

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