Travel Chaos Prompts Renewed EU Vows to Resolve Border Checks
- Port of Dover Chief Executive Doug Banister warned this week that EES passport checks will cause repeated episodes of severe congestion, with vehicles potentially 'spilling out of the port onto the public highway for miles' throughout summer.
- The European Union's new Entry and Exit System requires biometric checks for all travelers entering or leaving Schengen countries, marking the first peak summer period since its full-scale rollout in April significantly slowed passenger processing across European airports.
- On Wednesday, European airports called for 'immediate intervention' from EU leaders, while low-cost carrier Ryanair demanded suspension until September, arguing the system 'is not ready for peak summer volumes' and risks 'creating long queues, missed flights and unnecessary stress.'
- EU leaders scheduled an 'urgent meeting' with industry representatives Thursday; however, the European Commission argued EES impact was 'limited,' stating member states must ensure 'sufficient numbers of border guards' and appropriate infrastructure.
- As schools in the United Kingdom do not break up until July 17, experts advise travelers to arrive at least three hours early for international flights, with the worst congestion expected at the end of July and start of August.
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Mittelstand Cafend.DerTag / nd.DieWoche [Newsroom]nd.DerTag (ots) - Berlin. The entry/exit system (EES) of the European Union introduced last year in October should be operational in April. Both dates were torn by several Schengen states, also by ... Continue reading here...Original content of: nd.DerTag / nd.DieWoche, transmitted by news aktuell
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