48 more police officers deployed to Lisbon airport from Friday

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 29, 2026 · 381 words · By Ema Gil Pires

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What to know about 48 more police officers deployed to Lisbon airport from Friday

Lisbon airport has recently seen long queues at border control, with delays increasingly blamed on the new Europe-wide Entry/Exit System.

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What happened

Lisbon airport has recently seen long queues at border control, with delays increasingly blamed on the new Europe-wide Entry/Exit System.

Why it matters

Portugal's Ministry of Internal Administration stated, in a clarification sent to the Lusa news agency, that a further 48 officers from the Public Security Police (PSP) will be deployed to Lisbon airport from Friday onwards.

Common ground

According to the same source, a further 14 "boxes" – that is, document control booths – will also be made available at arrivals, taking the total to 34, and another four at departures, raising their overall number to 18.

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: 48 more police officers deployed to Lisbon airport from Friday?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that the new system that has been implemented at European level (Entry/Exit System – SES/EES), which has been introduced gradually since October last year?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the new system that has been implemented at European level (Entry/Exit System – SES/EES), which has been introduced gradually since October last year.”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the EES is an automated IT system for non-EU nationals and that it has been introduced gradually since October (specifically mentioned as October 2025 in one source and 'October last year' in another).

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web search NEUTRAL — European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). Entry/Exit System (EES).The EES is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cro…
https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen/smart-bo…

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web search NEUTRAL — The European Union is set to complete the rollout of its new Entry Exit System this week, with full implementation due from Friday, April 10th. The system, known as the EES, has been introduced gradua…
https://gript.ie/new-eu-border-system-goes-live-across-bloc-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The new Entry/Exit System, or EES, was introduced in October last year but has been rolled out gradually. It replaces passport stamping with digitally recorded entries, with those travelling on a UK p…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgz43lwvd9t

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Claim 2: “the Portuguese prime minister, Luís Montenegro... announced a few days ago that he intended to adopt measures "as a matter of utmost urgency and in an effective manner" to deal with the situation.”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to support the claim regarding Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's specific announcement.

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Claim 3: “Lisbon airport has recently seen long queues at border control, with delays increasingly blamed on the new Europe-wide Entry/Exit System.”

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Multiple independent web sources (Instagram user report, official Lisbon Airport notice, and Reddit/forum discussions) confirm long queues and delays at Lisbon airport attributed to the Entry/Exit System (EES).

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web search NEUTRAL — Due to possible constraints on departures border control, longer waiting times are to be expected. ... Do I need a biometric passport to cross the borders of the ...
https://www.lisbonairport.pt/en/lis/guia-do-passageiro/prepa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 7, 2026 ... The EU Entry/Exit System (EES) was one of the most difficult airport experiences I have had, especially departing from Lisbon, Portugal. The ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/amainsidersgroup/posts/21904…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 26, 2026 ... ... longest line I have ever seen in my life (no joke). All because of the EU's recently updated Entry/Exit System, which requires biometric ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYzZwSaIF6W/?hl=en

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Claim 4: “from July and at national level, a further strengthening of airport security is planned, with 360 new personnel assigned to the National Foreigners and Borders Unit (UNEF).”

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One web search result ('Lisbon Airport Delays: €29B Tourism at Risk') specifically mentions that '360 new officers arrive July', but the other provided evidence for this claim is irrelevant (discussing nuclear submarines and the ICRC).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Border control comprises measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically asso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_control

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean. With a population of over 90,000, it is the most populated of all the British Overseas Territories. The 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman_Islands

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glock (German: [ˈglɔk]; stylized as GLOCK) is a brand of polymer-framed, short-recoil-operated, locked-breech semi-automatic pistols (as well as some rifles and one machine pistol) designed and produc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glock

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Claim 5: “it is also planned, "during the months of June and July, to strengthen border control capacity at Porto and Faro airports, by increasing the number of 'boxes' and installing new 'e-gates'"”

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Multiple sources mention efforts to tackle border delays at Lisbon, Porto, and Faro airports, including the addition of new lanes, staff, and e-gates to address staffing shortages and EES issues.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Faro, officially the City of Faro, is a city and a municipality in southern Portugal. It is the capital of both the Algarve region and the Faro District, as well as the southernmost city on the Portug…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro,_Portugal

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Faro International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto de Faro, IATA: FAO, ICAO: LPFR), officially Faro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (Aeroporto Internacional de Faro - Gago Coutinho), is an intern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faro_Airport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (IATA: OPO, ICAO: LPPR) or simply Porto Airport (formerly Pedras Rubras Airport) is an international airport near Porto (Oporto), Portugal. It is located 11 km (6.8 mi) n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porto_Airport

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Claim 6: “As for the "e-gates", or electronic gates, there will be 31 at arrivals, an increase of 14, and four more at departures, for a total of 18.”

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While one web search result mentions '360 new officers' and 'EES chaos', none of the provided evidence specifies the exact number of e-gates (31 arrivals/18 departures).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, hit the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lisbon ( LIZ-bən; Portuguese: Lisboa [liʒˈβoɐ] ) is the capital and most populous city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 575,739 as of 2024, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Humberto Delgado Airport (IATA: LIS, ICAO: LPPT) — informally Lisbon Airport and previously Portela Airport — is an international airport located seven kilometres (four nautical miles) northeast of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Airport

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Claim 7: “a further 14 "boxes" – that is, document control booths – will also be made available at arrivals, taking the total to 34, and another four at departures, raising their overall number to 18.”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general information about the city of Lisbon and Lisbon Airport, but does not mention the specific number of document control booths (34 arrivals/18 departures).

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Claim 8: “In information released on another occasion by ACI Europe... waiting times have reached up to 3.5 hours at peak congestion at border control posts on the continent, almost double the two hours recorded at the beginning of April.”

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Two independent sources (a web article on European Border Control and a Facebook report citing ACI Europe and A4E) confirm that waiting times reached 2-3 hours during peak periods, with some reports indicating even longer queues.

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web search NEUTRAL — ... peak of the Easter holidays. Waiting times are now regularly reaching up to two hours at peak traffic times, with some airports reporting even longer queues.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mohammad-arif-ali-623922149_t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2026 · ACI Europe and A4E reported passenger wait times of 'two or three hours' during peak travel periods. “These delays are occurring despite border ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/453975588131496/posts/298504…

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web search NEUTRAL — While U.S. traffic in 2019 was comparable to the level in 2010, traffic in Europe increased over time by 1.5 million flights to reach a peak in. 2019. Figure 2- ...
https://www.eurocontrol.int/sites/default/files/2021-12/spec…

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Claim 9: “Portugal's Ministry of Internal Administration stated... that a further 48 officers from the Public Security Police (PSP) will be deployed to Lisbon airport from Friday onwards.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Portuguese language and the general function of an Interior Ministry, but contains no specific information regarding the deployment of 48 PSP officers to Lisbon airport.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public secur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_ministry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Home Affairs, is the Portuguese government ministry responsible for public security, civil defense, electoral administration, road traffic safety, and immigration and refugee affairs. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_Affairs_(Port…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Republican Guard (Portuguese: Guarda Nacional Republicana) or GNR is the national gendarmerie force of Portugal. Members of the GNR are military personnel, subject to military law and org…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Republican_Guard_(Por…

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