✈️ Heads up, holidaymakers! Ryanair has pinpointed the European airports causing major headaches this summer due to new EU border checks. If you’re jetting off soon, you might want to pack a bit more patience! 🧳
The Entry/Exit System (EES) kicked in from April, and if you’re travelling from outside the EU, expect your fingerprints and photo to be taken. Sounds straightforward, right? Well, according to Ryanair, that’s far from the truth at several airports struggling to cope with the summer traffic. The airline claims insufficient staff and unprepared systems are leading to significant delays.
The top culprits? Check out these hotspot airports:
– Tenerife South, Spain 🇪🇸
– Palma, Spain 🇪🇸
– Alicante, Spain 🇪🇸
– Malaga, Spain 🇪🇸
– Milan Bergamo, Italy 🇮🇹
– Krakow, Poland 🇵🇱
– Paris Beauvais, France 🇫🇷
Ryanair is advising all passengers travelling between Schengen and non-Schengen zones to arrive way earlier than usual to dodge the dreaded passport queue chaos. They’re even calling on European governments to hit pause on the EES rollout until September to prevent what’s been dubbed as “passport mayhem”.
Ryanair’s COO Neal McMahon stressed, “We don’t want travellers and families being guinea pigs for a system that’s not fully baked. The solution? Postpone EES until after peak summer, like Greece has already done.” ⛱️
What’s your take on this? Ever been caught up in a never-ending airport queue? Let us know your thoughts below! 🗨️
Safe travels and smooth sailings! 🚀