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European airlines warn of 'severe disruption' from new border checks
- Airlines across Europe are calling for the EU to review the rollout of the EES biometric border checks due to fears of major delays during the summer tourism peak, which could lead to waits of up to four hours at borders.
- A letter to the European Commission warned of severe disruptions without immediate action to increase flexibility in the EES implementation.
- The EES, launched in October 2025, requires non-EU nationals to provide personal data and biometric information at borders and aims to replace manual passport stamping.
- Aviation leaders stated there is a complete disconnect between the EU's view of the EES's success and the reality of massive delays and inconvenience for travelers.
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European airports and airlines have again warned on this Thursday about the risks of "severe disturbances" in the North Hemisphere in the summer of the year, due to the implementation of the new system of entry and exit (EES) in the Schengen area and asking for an "an immediate review". Portugal Round: Immigration creates an obstacle to applications for residence permit Intervista: Brazil is the most significant market for Aena, Spain which oper…
European airlines warned today that the new entry-exit control system (EES) for the Schengen area will cause "serious disruption" during the summer months, calling for the authorities to resolve some critical problems that are causing existing delays, the French news agency AFP reported.
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