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Fiumicino Ditches €12M Kiosks, UK E-Gates, Queues Swell

7/19/2026

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Rome’s Fiumicino airport deemed its €12 million kiosks impractical, allowing UK travelers to use e-gates, while EU Entry Exit System lengthened passport-control queues at Fiumicino and Faro to up to 30 minutes.
Airport officials report that e-gate integration improved processing but overall time for UK nationals rose to about 20 minutes.
Portuguese officers note occasional bugs and that children under 16 now have biometric data recorded by staff instead of kiosks.

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Story summary

Rome’s Fiumicino airport deemed its €12 million kiosks impractical, allowing UK travelers to use e-gates, while EU Entry Exit System lengthened passport-control queues at Fiumicino and Faro to up to 30 minutes.
Airport officials report that e-gate integration improved processing but overall time for UK nationals rose to about 20 minutes.
Portuguese officers note occasional bugs and that children under 16 now have biometric data recorded by staff instead of kiosks.