For the first time since Brexit came into force early last year UK citizens will now be permitted to use the EU e-gates at some Spanish airports. The measure has been introduced by Spain’s Interior Ministry to help avoid bottlenecks at the country’s busiest airports this holiday season.
Holiday makers with a UK passport can now enjoy using the automated border control e-gates to scan their passports in Spanish airports like citizens of EU and Schengen nations. However, this is only being introduced at selected airports, The Local reports.
Many of Spain’s Balearic Islands will see the new rule introduced, as airport staffing cuts have seen mass delays at the non-EU passport queues. 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.
