Europe’s airports and airlines have joined forces to demand that the EU suspend the planned full implementation of the entry-exit system (EES) or risk waiting times for British passengers of four hours or more in summer.
The much-delayed EU digital borders scheme requires “third-country nationals”, including UK passport holders, to provide fingerprints and facial biometrics the first time they cross a Schengen area border. For subsequent entries and exits, one biometric is sufficient.
