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Rome airports threaten to suspend new EU passport system to avoid summer ‘disaster’
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Rome airports threaten to suspend new EU passport system to avoid summer ‘disaster’

The Guardian · Jun 25, 2026, 10:31 AM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Airports CEO says letting non-EU passengers skip entry-exit system was only way to avoid peak season travel chaos Rome’s airports will have to suspend the EU’s new digital border system for non-EU citizens to avoid a “disaster” during the peak tourism summer months, according to the head of the airports company.Marco Troncone said that allowing passengers to skip the biometric entry-exit system (EES) was the only way of avoiding travel chaos over the summer amid warnings from other European airport officials. Continue reading...

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