British tourists caught in hour-long queues spilling into carparks at European airports as summer getaway begins

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British holidaymakers are facing enormous delays at airports throughout Europe after the EU's recently launched Entry Exit System sent passport control waiting times soaring.

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Queues have been stretching out of terminal buildings at multiple travel hubs, with frustrated passengers enduring waits in sweltering heat.The new border regime, which requires biometric data collection from non-EU nationals, has had a dramatic impact on processing speeds.

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Ivan Bassato, who oversees aviation operations at Rome's Fiumicino airport, revealed to the BBC that the average time for British travellers to clear border checks has surged from seven minutes to 20, nearly three times longer than before the system's introduction.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Airports in Greece, Portugal, Montenegro and Italy have all been affected.Social media footage from Corfu Airport captured disgruntled travellers standing in a lengthy line on the pavement outside the terminal, with one woman fanning herself in the...

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