Europe’s Airlines Fear New Border System Will Cause Delays

airport passengers in line

Airlines fear passenger delays when the EES goes live.

Credit: Oscar del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images
European airlines are looking ahead to the new Entry/Exit System with trepidation, fearing that the effort to make the border-crossing process safer and more efficient could bring logistical challenges and delays at airports during the changeover. The European Commission (EC) says it is working...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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