Flew from Melbourne International (AU) last week - exactly this happened. Group of us (5-6), swabbed, year, release, next group. Fortunately they let you skip

Flew from Melbourne International (AU) last week - exactly this happened. Group of us (5-6), swabbed, year, release, next group. Fortunately they let you skip the hand-baggage inspection queue if you get inspected, so I’m usually happy to let them as it saves a good 15-20 mins.