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‘Half-empty’ planes take off as EU’s new border system snarls queues

Eric Kliszcz
 01.07.2026, 19:58
Airline and airport industry groups have warned that waiting times at border control have reached up to five hours. Photo: Anadolu/Contributor via Getty Images
Airline and airport industry groups have warned that waiting times at border control have reached up to five hours. Photo: Anadolu/Contributor via Getty Images

Industry groups have called on Brussels to allow the EES to be suspended in “exceptional circumstances.”