Overview
- Greece, which confirmed the UK fast track on Monday, will keep British visitors out of biometric queues until the entry‑exit system is improved.
- The EU Entry‑Exit System replaces passport stamps by taking a facial image and four fingerprints on a traveller’s first trip, with a digital record used for up to three years after.
- Airports have seen long lines and some missed flights, and easyJet warned it may not be able to wait for customers delayed at passport control and urged earlier arrivals.
- Portugal is moving people through faster during peak queues, and Italian authorities are reported to be preparing to use passport stamps when lines build.
- Spain has logged heavy congestion in the Canary Islands and at Alicante, with police and local politicians calling for more staff or a pause, while Ryanair urged a summer suspension and travel groups pressed for contingency use.