As Brits flood into Spain’s Balearic Islands and mainland this summer causing mass delays at the non-EU passport queues, Spain’s Interior Ministry has eased passport control rules to help avoid bottlenecks. UK citizens will now be permitted to use the EU e-gates at some airports.
In a move that resembles pre-Brexit times, UK citizens can now use the automated border control e-gates to scan their passports in selected Spanish airports like citizens of EU and Schengen nations. The measure is being brought in to ease the strain on airports ahead of peak holiday season, The Local reports.
The Spanish airports to be implementing these new passport rules include, Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Girona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Málaga, Mallorca, Menorca, Valencia, Fuerteventura, Sevilla, and Tenerife Sur. There will also be an additional 500 border officials deployed across these airports, as they are the busiest in Spain.
