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 warned that holidaymakers should anticipate lengthy queues at 15 popular European airports this summer due to issues with the EU's new entry-exit system (EES). The EES, fully rolled out in April, requires non-EU nationals to submit biometric data, such as facial images and fingerprints, upon entering the Schengen area. The airline identified the following airport as prone to significant delays: Lisbon, Tenerife South, Madrid, Lanzarote, Alicante, Malaga, Milan Bergamo, Milan Malpensa, Verona, Paris Beauvais, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt Hahn, Krakow and Budapest.Ryanair advises British passengers to allow extra time for their journeys and prepare for extended waits at passport control. The airline is calling for the current flexibility, which suspends biometric data collection, to be extended until early 2027 to allow airports and border authorities to fix infrastructure and increase staffing. In fullRyanair warns of significant delays at these 15 European airportsMore 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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Fifteen destinations in particular are facing major airport delays as the EU's new digital passport checks are causing 'slow processing times and excessive queues,' Ryanair warned

The new Entry/Exit System, known as EES, has been slowly rolled out across Europe - and a major airline has warned this summer could be affected by delays as a result.

Пассажиров призывают прибывать в эти аэропорты заранее.

The budget airline called for more flexibility around the EU entry-exit system until problems are fixed

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Ryanair has released a statement claiming that 16 airports in Europe will create "long queues for UK families" as the school summer holidays loom and airports face their busiest…