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Thousands Flying Into UK From Malaga, Amsterdam and Alicante Face EES Queues
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Thousands flying into UK from Malaga, Amsterdam and Alicante face EES queues
Hundreds of thousands of travellers on 4,000 flights into the UK this weekend will be subject to new Brexit border checks that could delay their trips. Passengers have faced queues of up to four hours during a chaotic phased rollout of the EU’s new biometric Entry/Exit System – or EES – which occurs at passport control when arriving at or departing from a country within the Schengen area and becomes fully operational on Friday. Popular holiday d…
The EES (Entry/Exit System), although it started working in a gradual implementation mode from October 12, 2025, is in full implementation as of today. This change will affect the economy the most, through carriers due to the 90/180 rule, but also tourists who will have to arm themselves with patience when traveling to European Union (EU) countries.
The new Entry/Exit System (EES), which will come into effect in European Union countries tomorrow, will require biometric registration for non-EU citizens traveling to the Schengen area.
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Starting tomorrow, the European Union and all Schengen Area countries will switch over to the new Entry-Exit System, aka EES. The EES was first implemented in October of 2025. Since then, it has slowly expanded across the Schengen Area. EES is a fully digitized system that the EU and the Schengen Area will use to document and manage border crossings instead of manual checks. The goal is to streamline documentation for residents and visitors thro…
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