Delays from new EU border system may not ‘stabilise’ for two years, official says

Fears that EES checks requiring personal information and biometrics will cause summer of travel chaos in Europe

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The new EU border system that has triggered hours-long delays at big airports may not “stabilise” for two years, an official has warned.

Uku Särekanno, a director of the EU border agency Frontex, said some member states were “struggling” to adopt the entry/exit system (EES), which requires passengers from non-EU countries to register their personal information and biometrics at the border.