Travel warning for Brits heading to Europe as new entry rules to be fully rolled out this week

MORE travel chaos could be on the horizon for Brits as a change to the new Entry/Exit System (EES) is being introduced in a matter of days. EES has already resulted in huge delays at airports, missed flights and these could get worse in a few weeks’ time. EU states will no longer be able to turn off EES Credit: Alamy The new system has caused long wait times and even missed flights Credit: Alamy Currently, EU member states are allowed to pause EES checks in “exceptional circumstances”, which includes when queues get too long. But from September 7, EU states will no longer be able to temporarily switch off the system at their airports. Sign up for the Travel newsletter Thank you! Over the summer when the number of holidaymakers increased, countries were able to switch the system off for up to six hours. With an influx of passengers, some countries that made use of this over the summer included France, Portugal and Greece. At some airports, the machines had to be shut down and turned on again when they get overwhelmed, just to get them to work. Air France-KLM told Politico: “When lines form during the busy summer months, the system is shut off to ensure smooth transit at our hubs in Paris and Amsterdam.” However, from September 7, EES will be fully enforced with no exceptions. EES was first introduced in April and requires Brits to register biometrics upon any first entry to a Schengen country. Most read in Travel However, this registration process has been causing long queues and delays at border control across European airports. Some Brits reported waiting for up to six hours in airports and others even missed their flight. There have been some other issues as well including one woman who is an identical twin and faced a problem when she was mistaken for her sister. And older passengers have faced a problem with ‘faded fingerprints’. EES machines are replacing physical passport stamps Credit: Reuters Comment now