Airport chaos, delays as E.U. debuts biometric border system
📍 Aftermath
The EU’s Entry/Exit System went live on 10 April 2026, but airports continued to see long queues and delays, with reports of elderly travelers waiting hours and a British woman mistakenly identified as a twin. Aviation groups and officials called for urgent fixes to the system’s flaws, and some countries temporarily paused checks, leaving the situation unresolved as coverage faded.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Airport chaos, delays as E.U. debuts biometric border system The New York Times · 97d ago broke it first
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