Airport and airline groups seek changes to EU border system over long queues

Two European industry associations want the European Commission and member states to fix what they call structural problems with the Schengen Entry/Exit System. ACI Europe, which represents airports, and Airlines for Europe said in a joint statement that border control waits at airports reached five hours at peak times, and that queues routinely ran beyond two hours.

The two groups said the longer waits were recurring rather than isolated, so their concerns were not limited to the busiest periods.

The source gives no details on which airports or dates the figures cover. Neither the Commission nor member states are quoted responding to the request.