Suspension of the new Entry/Exit System is requested - To avoid the chaos of summer tourist trips to the EU
Air transport organisations are calling for urgent action to prevent the EU's new Entry/Exit System (EES) from causing chaos during summer travel. The full implementation of the bloc's new border controls is due to come into force on 10 April 2026.
The European Commission has already announced that it will allow member states "some flexibility" that will help ease potential congestion during peak traffic periods until September. Authorities at France's two largest airports are now seeking to suspend the implementation of the EES system over the summer.
It comes after air transport organisations warned that waiting times could be significantly longer this summer with the biometric system in place. They are calling for urgent action to combat "chronic staffing shortages at border controls" and "unresolved technology issues".
The EES was launched in October 2025 and is being gradually implemented at airports and ports across the bloc. At airports where the system is operational, visa-exempt travellers from the UK, US and other non-EU countries must register their biometric data at dedicated kiosks.
Initially, the threshold for EU countries to register arrivals from third countries was set at just 10%. From 9 January, this level was increased to 35%, with the system being launched at dozens of airports and other ports. The scale of the biometric technology has already experienced initial problems, causing significant delays for air passengers.
In some cases, delays have resulted in passengers missing flights.
A report published late last year by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe found that the progressive implementation of the biometric system has resulted in an increase in border control processing times at airports by up to 70%, with waiting times of up to three hours at peak traffic periods.
As of 10 April 2026, Member States must have implemented the EES technology at all border crossing points and register all third-country nationals entering the country. However, after this date, Member States will still be able to partially suspend the operations of the EES where necessary for an additional period of 90 days with a possible extension of 60 days if less than 80% of the EES data obtained before full deployment contained biometric data.
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