EU urged to scrap new border checks as airports reach 'critical point' amid travel chaos

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EU border rules causing travel chaos ahead of summer peak, industry warns Al JazeeraEurope's airport queues are extremely long—and getting longer The EconomistAirports, airlines warn new EU border checks snarling summer travel CTV NewsRome airports threaten to suspend new EU passport system to avoid summer ‘disaster' The GuardianCall to suspend new EU border system in peak holiday period as planes leave half full The Guardian

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The EU has been urged to scrap new border checks as airports have reached a "breaking point" amid summer travel chaos.European airports and airlines have issued an urgent appeal to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, demanding the immediate suspension of the EU's biometric border control system during the peak summer travel period.The open letter, published by industry bodies ACI Europe, Airlines 4 Europe and the International Air Transport Association, warns that the Entry/Exit System has pushed operations to breaking point."We have reached a critical point," the groups stated, calling on Brussels to "act immediately" before conditions worsen further.The system, which requires non-EU citizens to provide fingerprints and photographs upon arrival, has been rolling out since October but encountered severe difficulties following its full implementation in April.Since the full rollout began, waiting times at border checkpoints have ballooned dramatically, with queues...

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