Europe’s new EES border checks may cause airport queues of up to six hours this summer, IATA warns, urging travellers to arrive much earlier for flights.

Faulty technology and hold-ups as travellers provide biometric data in the form of fingerprints and facial scans has resulted in long snaking queues at airports.

Europe’s new EES border checks may cause airport queues of up to six hours this summer, IATA warns, urging travellers to arrive much earlier for flights.