It comes after aviation leaders wrote to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this week claiming EU Entry-Exit System (EES) wait times at some airports were tipping five hours at peak times despite member states “making extensive use” of temporary flexibility to suspend collection EES data collection.
Together, they said the sector had reached “a critical point” requiring “immediate intervention”. "The commission and member states must take stock of the reality of the current situation."
