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EU Entry-Exit System Risks Summer Collapse, Triggers Airport Queues

6/24/2026

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Airport leaders warn the EU’s Entry-Exit System could collapse under summer traffic.
Stefan Schulte, president of ACI Europe, says the system is causing long airport queues.
The European Commission can suspend the Entry-Exit System until September.
Ryanair passengers were left stranded in Athens after a flight departed without them.
Wizz Air urged British holidaymakers to arrive three hours early because of lengthy queues.

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Airport leaders warn the EU’s Entry-Exit System could collapse under summer traffic.
Stefan Schulte, president of ACI Europe, says the system is causing long airport queues.
The European Commission can suspend the Entry-Exit System until September.
Ryanair passengers were left stranded in Athens after a flight departed without them.
Wizz Air urged British holidaymakers to arrive three hours early because of lengthy queues.