Rafael Schvartzman, International Air Transport Association (Iata) vice-president for Europe, said the new Entry Exit System (EES) could create 'challenging' queues.

British tourists should expect long airport queues due to new biometric border checks

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.

‘Aviation is being treated as a political football’, said Iata vice president