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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent

Ryanair warns of summer ‘queue chaos’ at EU airports over fingerprint checks

A hand on an EES fingerprint terminal
Ryanair has listed seven airports that are already ‘experiencing major disruptions’. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Ryanair has warned of “queue chaos” this summer at EU airports because of new fingerprint checks, as the European Commission invited the air industry to an urgent meeting next Tuesday to discuss concerns over the new entry and exit system.

The airline, Europe’s largest, said passengers going on well-deserved breaks this summer should not be used as “guinea pigs” for a “half-baked” system.

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