People heading to EU countries have been given a welcome boost after new security plans were postponed. Travellers had already faced long queues last year as new rules were implemented following Brexit.
But even worse delays were feared for those going abroad from a non-EU country this year as new fingerprint tests were due to be imposed from May. The information, together with a photograph of the traveller and a scan of their passport would then be kept for five years.
With Britain leaving the EU through Brexit it meant people from this country could face major delays when they went to one of the popular holiday destinations. Many already faced hold-ups last year at peak holiday times when there were serious delays at Dover and St Pancras International - and that was before the new scheme came into force.
