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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nina Lloyd

UK strikes ‘biggest ever’ deal with European country amid e-gate and roaming agreement

Plane spotters photograph Air Force One aircraft landing at the Geneva Airport ahead of the G7 summit, in Geneva on June 15, 2026 - (AFP via Getty Images)

British tourists will be allowed to use Swiss e-gates in a fresh bid to ease expected travel chaos this summer.

Roaming charges will also be scrapped for tourists and business people to and from both the UK and Switzerland as part of the agreement, the Department for Business and Trade said.

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