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Spain, Greece and Germany have been hit by post-Brexit check-in queues of up to three hours

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John Calladine, 51, from Leeds experienced horrors? queues at Malaga airport for EES checks when he arrived from the UK on November 22, with passengers, many of them elderly, stuck in queues of at least an hour. ?They put us upstairs in the holding area and refused to let us go further as they kept saying that the passport control area below is full, it can't take any more passengers,? he told The i Paper. ?They finally scrapped the new system and told everyone to validate their passports as it was taking too long to process. ?Arguments were breaking out as they were directing people to different places and people thought that others were crossing lines. It was not a pleasant experience. ?Nobody knew what was going on and the Spanish border force didn't know either?. Described the pushers, the warm waiting areas and the fear of possible medical emergencies? during peak travel in 2026 once the EES is fully operational. ?It will be a disaster,? he said.

Airlines and airlines have warned of Easter travel chaos as the deadline to fully implement new border checks for non-EU citizens. The Entry-Exit System (EES) for travel to the Schengen area requires third-party nationals – including British nationals – to have facial photographs and fingerprints when they arrive at EU borders. The phased rollout of … Read more