The European Union will not suspend the Entry-Exit System while airports warn biometric checks are producing queues of up to five hours and risk a summer standstill.The EES requires most non-EU travelers to register fingerprints and facial images at Schengen external borders, has identified about 7K overstayers and runs at roughly 1,480 of 1,500 border points, with about 20 points reporting faults.Airport groups and carriers, including Airport Council International and the International Air Transport Association, blame inconsistent implementation, staffing shortfalls and system design;
Ursula von der Leyen,
Magnus Brunner and
Marco Troncone call for fixes while limited opt-outs run until early September.