At These European Airports, Waiting Times Doubled This Summer: Here's Why
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As several associations and airlines had alerted, the new European passport control system created disruptions this summer. This is particularly the case in Munich, Frankfurt or Amsterdam, which makes passengers waste a lot of time.
Getty Images The European Union's new biometric border control system is causing serious delays at airports and border crossings across the continent. Passengers with non-EU passports are facing wait times of up to two hours in some locations, with the situation expected to worsen when the temporary emergency measures expire in September. The Entry/Exit System (EES) requires all non-EU travelers to provide fingerprints and facial photographs upo…
The EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) has doubled passport control times for non-EU travelers at airports such as Brussels, Frankfurt and Amsterdam; wait times have exceeded 120 minutes. Even with relaxed biometric data entry requirements, congestion persists.
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