Biometric checks stalled again for cross-Channel travellers

Wet stamping of passports will continue for the present for most passengers on Eurostar, the Shuttle and ferries owing to French technological delays. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

Passengers crossing the Channel from the UK to France will not face new biometric checks in the coming weeks, despite an imminent deadline for the complete implementation of the EU’s entry-exit system (EES), ports say.

Airlines and airports across Europe have feared chaos over the Easter holidays.