We Brits love to queue. If it’s not for TikTok-viral jacket potatoes, for day tickets to Wimbledon or not-so-secret Charli XCX gigs, we’ll be queuing for the joy of our European neighbours reminding us just how badly we mucked up by leaving them.
To celebrate 10 years of Brexit, the EU Entry/Exit System is delaying Britons’ trips across the continent even further this summer, with passengers missing planes, ferries and trains due to the faffy process of having to get their fingerprints scanned. But even before EES, we all know that the frustration begins far sooner.
From the moment we step through those rotating doors into the cavernous departure halls, through to the time we set foot in our accommodation, travel is one big test – tough for even us Brits.
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You queue to drop bags, to go through security, to buy bits, to eat bits, to get to the shuttle, to get to the gate, to get on the plane – which is laid out like a queue! – to taxi, to take off, to land, to taxi, to passport control, to get your bags, to customs, to transport, to get to wherever you’re staying, and finally, step out of the queue.
