Airlines warn of four-hour summer delays at European borders

Airports and airlines warned the European Commission that the rollout of the Schengen Entry/Exit System (EES) is already causing significant delays at border control, with waiting times reaching up to two hours, and could extend to four hours or more during the summer peak.

In a letter to EU commissioner for internal affairs and migration Magnus Brunner, industry bodies ACI EUROPE, Airlines for Europe (A4E) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the current phase of the system...