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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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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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: “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.”

CORROBORATED

The deployment of 48 PSP officers to Lisbon airport is reported by both EuroNews and 'Portugal Airport Lines'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. It is a unitary republic comprising mainland Portugal, located on the southwestern of the Iberian Peninsula and borde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — António Luís Santos da Costa (born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who has served as president of the European Council since 2024. He previously served as prime minister of Portug…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_Costa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — José Luís Pereira Carneiro (born 4 October 1971) is a Portuguese politician from the Socialist Party (PS) and has been the party's Secretary-General since 28 June 2025. He has been a member of the Ass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Luís_Carneiro

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Claim 2: “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 specific numbers for document control booths (34 at arrivals, 18 at departures) are confirmed by EuroNews, 'portugal decoded', and another web source reporting on the May 29, 2026 deployment.

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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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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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Claim 3: “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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The increase of e-gates to 31 at arrivals and 18 at departures is reported by EuroNews and a separate web search result citing the same event.

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Claim 4: “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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While other sources (IATA, AFAR) mention long queues and high wait times (up to 6 hours), the specific figure of '3.5 hours' compared to '2 hours in April' is only attributed to ACI Europe in the EuroNews report.

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web search NEUTRAL — Travelers are warned that border control wait times may reach six hours as Europe’s digital EES entry system faces major hurdles.
https://www.afar.com/magazine/europes-new-ees-digital-entry-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Airports Council International Europe, which represents more than 600 airports in 55 countries, reports that border processing times for third country nationals have increased by up to 70 percent wher…
https://www.thetraveler.org/mayhem-for-travelers-europes-air…

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web search NEUTRAL — Speaking to The Times, Rafael Schvartzman, vice president for Europe at the International Air Transport Association (IATA), warned of “challenging times” with waits of “three, four, five, six hours”, …
https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/ees-eu-border-airline-d…

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Claim 5: “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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The gradual introduction of the Entry/Exit System (EES) since October of the previous year is confirmed by EuroNews, the European Commission website, and The Guardian.

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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 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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web search NEUTRAL — The EU entry-exit system (EES), which replaces passport stamps with a digital registration, has been gradually been introduced in Europe since October 2025 and became fully operational last month.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/may/30/britons-trave…

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Claim 6: “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 found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the statement by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.

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Claim 7: “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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Only EuroNews mentions the specific plan for Porto and Faro airports in June and July; other search results are general information about the cities/airports.

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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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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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Claim 8: “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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The claim regarding 360 new personnel for UNEF is only found in the EuroNews cross-reference. Web search results for '360' returned unrelated software company results.

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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…
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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…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Intelligence Grid or NATGRID is an integrated intelligence master database structure for counter-terrorism purposes which connects databases of various core security agencies under the Go…
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Claim 9: “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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The claim is reported by EuroNews, but the provided web search results for Lisbon are general travel guides or historical Wikipedia entries and do not corroborate the specific current event of queues linked to EES.

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web search NEUTRAL — For a brief time, Lisbon was an independent Muslim kingdom known as the Taifa of Lisbon (1022–1034), before being conquered by the larger Taifa of Badajoz.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon

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web search NEUTRAL — Guide to the top 10 attractions, must-see tourist sights, and 50 major things to do in Lisbon, Portugal
https://www.lisbonportugaltourism.com/guide/top-10-attractio…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 6, 2026 · The team at Time Out Lisbon have scoured the city for its absolute best things to do. Here are their top picks.
https://www.timeout.com/lisbon/things-to-do/the-best-things-…

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