If you are heading away on holiday with the family this summer then you should be aware that there may be delays at a number of popular airports.
The delays are being triggered by the introduction of the new Entry/Exit system (EES) border checks, according to Ryanair.
The checks, which were rolled out in April, require people from certain countries, including the UK, to have their fingerprints registered and a photograph taken to enter the Schengen Area, which mainly consists of European countries.
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According to the airline, significant delays are cropping up at certain airports which are ‘not ready’ to cope with the high passenger volumes during peak season.
Ryanair claimed that this was down to ‘insufficient staff, kiosks and system readiness.’
The worst-affected airports are all hugely popular with Irish holidaymakers.
That list includes Tenerife South, Palma, Alicante and Malaga in Spain. Also impacted are Paris Beauvais in France, Milan Bergamo in Italy, and Krakow in Poland.
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Owing to the delays, Ryanair is urging passengers to arrive at the airport earlier than usual when travelling between Schengen and non-Schengen areas, adding that they ‘face passport queue chaos.’
Per the Irish Independent, it is also calling on the governments of the worst-impacted countries to take action and suspend the rollout until September to avoid long queues.
It’s not just airports that have been impacted by the rollout; Chief Executive of the Port of Dover Doug Bannister has cautioned that passengers ‘face repeated episodes of severe congestion.’
