‘A systemic failure’: EES brings travel chaos to EU border control
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“Airlines group calls on the European Commission to allow for the ‘full and partial suspension’ of EES until the end of summer ‘where necessary’.”
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“Airlines group calls on the European Commission to allow for the ‘full and partial suspension’ of EES until the end of summer ‘where necessary’.”
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“The EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) brought travel “chaos” to airport border control over the weekend, with queues of up to three hours and reports of stranded passengers missing flights.”
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“Following a series of delays and phased preparations, the biometric border control system was officially introduced across the Schengen area on Friday 10 April, and is now in place across 29 European countries.”
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“Applying to non-EU travellers entering any of the Schengen states for short stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period, the system replaces manual passport stamping with digital records of entries, exits and refusals of entry, while also collecting biometric data such as facial images and fingerprints alongside passport details.”
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“Travellers have been advised to arrive at airports with plenty of time to spare ahead of their journeys.”
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“Friday’s first day of full operations was “marked by passenger disruptions, delays and missed flights””
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“A4E called for greater flexibility in the rollout as essential for operations to run smoothly.”
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“At Milan's Linate airport on Sunday, there were meant to be 156 passengers booked on an Easyjet flight to Manchester in the UK. After facing hours-long queues, only 34 passengers boarded the aircraft, leaving 122 behind in Italy.”
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“One family spent more than £1,600 (€1,838) to take a connecting flight via Luxembourg, which would get them home 24 hours late.”
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“Easyjet told the BBC that the border delays caused by the implementation of EES were “unacceptable”.”
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