Start of EES leads to 'three-hour airport delays and missed flights'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : The introduction of the European Union Entry/Exit System (EES) on Friday led to passenger waiting times of up to three hours at airport border controls and "significant disruption" to flights.
57% : "However, initial reports from a number of airports and airlines across the Schengen area confirm that the mandatory registration of all third-country nationals as of 31 March - combined with the end of the possibility to fully suspend the system - is now resulting in passenger waiting times of two to three hours at airport border control during peak travel periods.
53% : "Border control authorities must be allowed to fully suspend the EES when waiting times become excessive.
52% : Almost 100 passengers due to fly to Manchester with easyJet were left behind at Milan's Linate airport on Sunday but faced queues of up to three hours a because of the new border control checks, the BBC reported.

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