Wizz Air advises Britons to arrive three hours early at EU airports due to new digital border system delays
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Summary
Wizz Air boss Yvonne advises British passengers returning home via EU airports to arrive three hours before departure due to long queues caused by the new EU Entry-Exit System (EES). The EES replaces passport stamps with digital registration and biometric checks for non-EU citizens, and has been causing significant delays at border checks since becoming fully operational.
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The EU entry-exit system (EES), which replaces passport stamps with a digital registration, has been gradually been introduced in Europe since October 2025 and became fully operational last month
Some have faced huge delays at border checks, airports have said
Entry-exit system which replaces passport stamps with digital registration causing huge delays at border checks
