Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The EU's new digital Entry/Exit System (EES) is causing travel chaos across European borders with travellers facing long queues, missed connections and delayed flights.
Across social media, frustrated passengers are sharing videos of lengthy waits at passport control, blaming the European Union's new digital Entry/Exit System.
Airports and airlines have urged the European Commission to temporarily suspend the system over fears it could worsen summer travel disruption.
However, the EU has rejected those calls, insisting the technology is working as intended despite cases of delays.
It applies to non-EU citizens travelling for short stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period and requires travellers to have their fingerprints scanned and photograph taken when entering the Schengen area.
Travellers are now being advised to arrive up to three hours before departure and allow extra time for connections.
Joining Enda Brady for this discussion:
Simon Calder
Travel Journalist
Marta Grande
Former Member of the Italian Parliament
Tom Jenkins
Chief Executive of the European Tourism Association
Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by Enda Brady, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:00 GMT on TRT World.
The EU's new digital Entry/Exit System (EES) is causing travel chaos across European borders with travellers facing long queues, missed connections and delayed flights.
Across social media, frustrated passengers are sharing videos of lengthy waits at passport control, blaming the European Union's new digital Entry/Exit System.
Airports and airlines have urged the European Commission to temporarily suspend the system over fears it could worsen summer travel disruption.
However, the EU has rejected those calls, insisting the technology is working as intended despite cases of delays.
It applies to non-EU citizens travelling for short stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period and requires travellers to have their fingerprints scanned and photograph taken when entering the Schengen area.
Travellers are now being advised to arrive up to three hours before departure and allow extra time for connections.
Joining Enda Brady for this discussion:
Simon Calder
Travel Journalist
Marta Grande
Former Member of the Italian Parliament
Tom Jenkins
Chief Executive of the European Tourism Association
Roundtable is a discussion programme with an edge. Broadcast out of London and presented by Enda Brady, it's about bringing people to the table, listening to every opinion, and analysing every point of view. From fierce debate to reflective thinking, Roundtable discussions offer a different perspective on the issues that matter to you. Watch it every weekday at 15:00 GMT on TRT World.
