Anyone been delayed entering the EU due to passport stamping? (2nd attempt)

[Zigenare]

Had a long weekend in Palma recently. I got through the electronic gates and my passport stamped in less time than it took my Irish Passport carrying wife just to get through the Electronic gates.

[NotAllThere]

Had a long weekend in Palma recently. I got through the electronic gates and my passport stamped in less time than it took my Irish Passport carrying wife just to get through the Electronic gates.

Is she technologically challenged? I've seen many people take ages to get through. Eventually, they get called out and go to a desk.

[Snooky]

Had a long weekend in Palma recently. I got through the electronic gates and my passport stamped in less time than it took my Irish Passport carrying wife just to get through the Electronic gates.

We had a similar experience arriving at Faro airport in Portugal this summer. I've got both a UK and an Irish passport and if you have an EU passport you can take your partner/dependents through the EU gate with you. The non-EU queue was huge so we joined the EU one, but only got through just before the people we would have been behind in the non-EU queue. But Faro is very weird, they have lots of shiny e-Passport gates which never seem to be in use, so you're subject to the vagaries of how many border control people they have in their little cabins and how long they want to spend chatting up attractive passengers ahead of you.

[Zigenare]

Is she technologically challenged? I've seen many people take ages to get through. Eventually, they get called out and go to a desk.

Nope, she is isn't, however there were other people who "had problems" - think how dumb your average person is and then remember that half the population are dumber than that...

What I suspect was the "real" problem was that there were quite a few "Irish Passport" holders on the flight from Manchester, but as you'd expect more UK Passports so the slots for Passport Control were configured "90%" to "10%" but the number of "EU Passport" holders was greater than the authorities expected - thus taking a greater time for non UK Passport holders to wait in this instance.

It made for an interesting study in "flow" and an opportunity to gloat...

[woody1]

It made for an interesting study in "flow" and an opportunity to gloat...

Next time might be different. Finger printing and facial scanning from 10 November. ETIAS some time next year.

Could be "fun" for Brits arriving in Malaga, Alicante, Palma, Faro etc next summer.

[vetran]

I went to Europe a number of times over the last year, no problems as a British passport holder went straight through Barcelona airport multiple times, the UK airports were far worse for some reason.

[agentzero]

I went to Europe a number of times over the last year, no problems as a British passport holder went straight through Barcelona airport multiple times, the UK airports were far worse for some reason.

Given you're in England, you were already in Europe, so it would've been difficult to accept you "went to Europe", since you already live there.

Still, what are facts.

[woody1]

EES delayed.

https://etias.com/articles/eu-entry/...-delayed-again

Although this article doesn't say so, apparently we're a major part of the "problem". Tens of millions of us travelling to the EU every year.

Perhaps, when they first came up with this, we were still a member and 3rd countries only accounted for a small % of visitors.

[NotAllThere]

Although this article doesn't say so, apparently we're a major part of the "problem". Tens of millions of us travelling to the EU every year.

Is this part of "they need us more than we need them?".

[woody1]

Is this part of "they need us more than we need them?".

Many tourist areas are dependent on us, although they may wish they weren't.