New EU border checks are causing longer passenger waits at major European airports, according to recent reporting. Peak waiting times in July reach around two hours at Frankfurt Airport, and similar increases are reported at Amsterdam.
The Financial Times and the Daily Mail both cite longer maximum queues compared with the prior year. The Daily Mail reports that Frankfurt’s peak wait reaches about 120 minutes in July, compared with a maximum of roughly 60 minutes recorded a year earlier. The Financial Times similarly describes peak waits of about two hours in Frankfurt and Amsterdam.
While both outlets focus on the increased delay figures, their emphasis differs slightly: the Daily Mail highlights Frankfurt’s change year-on-year, whereas the Financial Times presents a broader comparison across airports. Both accounts attribute the longer queues to the implementation of new EU border checks, without detailing the specific operational or staffing causes behind the waiting times.
