Ryanair warns that the EU’s Entry-Exit System (EES) could cause “queue chaos” at European airports during the summer holiday period, citing delays linked to new fingerprint checks. The airline says passengers should not be used as “guinea pigs” for what it calls a “half-baked” rollout and argues that the checks could overwhelm airport processing capacity during peak travel.
The European Commission invites the air industry to an urgent meeting next Tuesday to discuss concerns about the EES implementation and its impact on border processing. Other reporting highlights that airport queues across Europe are already long and may worsen as the EES rollout coincides with high summer demand.
While the outlets focus on different aspects—some emphasizing Ryanair’s warnings and specific airport impacts, others describing broader queue growth and industry concerns—the central points are consistent: EES fingerprint checks are being introduced, industry and airlines are warning of operational disruption this summer, and EU officials are convening an emergency discussion with stakeholders to address the issues.
