The European airports ‘not ready’ for EES border checks this summer

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRyanair has identified several European airports, including Tenerife South, Palma, Alicante, Malaga, Milan Bergamo, Krakow, and Paris Beauvais, as unprepared for the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES) border checks, warning of significant delays this summer. The budget airline attributes the anticipated delays to insufficient staff, kiosks, and system readiness at these airports, urging passengers travelling between Schengen and non-Schengen destinations to arrive earlier. Ryanair has called for European governments to postpone the full implementation of EES until September to prevent “passport queue chaos” and avoid stress for travellers during the peak season. Separately, the chief executive of the Port of Dover, Doug Bannister, warned of “repeated episodes of severe congestion” throughout the summer, predicting long queues spilling onto public roads due to EES. The EES, fully implemented in April, requires non-EU travellers, including those from the UK, to have their fingerprints and photographs taken upon entering the Schengen Area. In fullRyanair names airports struggling the most with delays due to EU entry exit systemMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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