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Ryanair Threatens to Cancel All Flights to Holiday Hotspot Due to EU's New EES
The airline cited 122 passengers blocked from boarding and wait times of up to 40 minutes as the new border checks slow travel.
- David O'Brien, CEO of Ryanair's Malta subsidiary, Malta Air, warned the airline may cancel all flights to Malta due to significant delays caused by the EU's new Entry Exit System.
- Introduced earlier this month, the EES is an IT platform for non-EU nationals on short stays up to 90 days, requiring travelers to provide personal data, fingerprints, and photographs at border crossings.
- Recently, 122 passengers were prevented from boarding a flight from Milan Linate to Manchester due to passport desk delays, while travelers in Malta face wait times of up to 40 minutes.
- "If we find ourselves with significant congestion and delay, we'd have to redirect capacity away from Malta," O'Brien told Times, agreeing with industry calls for a temporary system suspension.
- Greece is exempting British passport holders from the new checks, as Eleni Skarveli, director of the Greek National Tourism Organisation, said the move ensures "a smoother and more efficient arrival experience.
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Ryanair threatens to axe flights to popular European hotspot over EU rules chaos
Ryanair has threatened to cancel flights to a popular EU country if border control delays do not improve, as the EU's new Entry Exit System (EES) causes waits of up to 40 minutes at its airport
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Ryanair could pull flights to popular holiday spot over airport chaos
A go-to holiday destination for Irish sunseekers could be facing major flight changes, with Ryanair warning it may pull routes entirely if airport delays continue. Malta is among several European destinations that have recently rolled out the EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES), which introduces biometric checks for non-EU travellers. But the system is already causing headaches, with reports of long queues and passengers left waiting for extended p…
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