A4E: Security measures causing flight delays at European airports
A combination of more stringent EU immigration checks and under-staffing at border control points is causing flight delays across the continent, according to A4E. The group says that thousands of flights have been delayed because EU border controls are significantly understaffed when attempting to comply with tightened immigration checks, with some passengers missing flights. The new rules involve immigration officers having to make more comprehensive checks on passengers against computerised databases before they enter the ‘Schengen area’. The problem is affecting both passengers and airlines, said A4E. Queues several hundred meters long have been reported at a swathe of major European airports including Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Milan and Brussels. <br/>
https://portal.staralliance.com/cms/news/hot-topics/2017-08-01/general/a4e-security-measures-causing-flight-delays-at-european-airports
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A4E: Security measures causing flight delays at European airports
A combination of more stringent EU immigration checks and under-staffing at border control points is causing flight delays across the continent, according to A4E. The group says that thousands of flights have been delayed because EU border controls are significantly understaffed when attempting to comply with tightened immigration checks, with some passengers missing flights. The new rules involve immigration officers having to make more comprehensive checks on passengers against computerised databases before they enter the ‘Schengen area’. The problem is affecting both passengers and airlines, said A4E. Queues several hundred meters long have been reported at a swathe of major European airports including Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Milan and Brussels. <br/>
