The new Entry/Exit System (EES) across the EU has caused chaos and lengthy queues as of late - and is set to have a large economic impact, too.

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.

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

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

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The new Entry/Exit System (EES) across the EU has caused chaos and lengthy queues as of late - and is set to have a large economic impact, too.

Small airports, particularly in Spain, Portugal and Italy, are likely to see bottlenecks - be cautious travelling during peak times

Europe fully launched its new Entry/Exit System this spring, and some travelers are facing its growing pains.

‘We expect that the situation will stabilise in one or two years’, says an executive for U border agency Frontex,

European ferry ports have sounded the alarm about the impact of the EU's new EES checks this summer at the same time as global tourism chiefs say travellers from around the world…

Two months after Europe’s new biometric border checks launched, long queues and inconsistent procedures continue to frustrate travellers. Now, a Frontex official has warned that…