Airlines Urge EU to Suspend Biometric Border Checks This Summer Over 5-Hour Queues

Airlines and airports have written to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urging her to suspend the EU's new biometric border check system during the peak summer travel season. Passengers are facing queues of up to five hours for biometric checks, and some flights are departing half empty. The industry warns conditions will worsen significantly during the busiest weeks of summer.