Stop pretending EU's new border system is working, says airports chief

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Image source, Adam Hassanjee Image caption, People queue at passport control in Milan Bergamo on 16 April By Theo Leggett Business correspondent Published 23 June 2026, 13:57 BST Updated 1 hour ago The head of Europe's airports trade body says concerns over the region's new digital border control system are keeping him and other industry bosses awake at night. Earlier this year, the EU completed the roll out of its Entry-Exit System (EES) . It requires travellers from outside the EU to register biometric information when entering most European countries, which is then checked when they leave. Although EES has been working well in some countries, it has also been blamed for causing significant delays at a number of airports, with some passengers missing flights. Stefan Schulte, president of ACI Europe, said politicians should "stop pretending... that EES is working just fine. It is not." Schulte, who is also head of the company that owns Frankfurt Airport, told an ind...

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