{"id":86104,"date":"2022-06-04T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T12:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/?p=86104"},"modified":"2022-06-04T12:53:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T12:53:01","slug":"brits-face-four-hour-queues-at-spanish-airports-as-eu-tourists-fly-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/travel\/brits-face-four-hour-queues-at-spanish-airports-as-eu-tourists-fly-through\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits face four hour queues at Spanish airports as EU tourists fly through"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While holidaymakers have faced \u201cmiles\u201d of queues at UK airports amid delays and cancellations this week, it seems things aren\u2019t much better on the other side.<\/p>\n<p>British tourists have reported long queues at passport control with some waiting up to three hours to enter Spain upon arrival.<\/p>\n<p>According to social media users long queues have been experienced at hotspots including Majorca, Alicante and Malaga.<\/p>\n<p>MEN reports that this is due to extra checks required at passport control post-Brexit. <\/p>\n<p>UK tourists are only permitted to remain in the Schengen area (a group of 26 countries with freedom of movement) for 90 out of 180 days.<\/p>\n<p>Each holidaymaker must have their passport inspected manually and date stamped when they arrive and leave.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Irish Mirror, EU travellers have walked straight through arrivals.<\/p>\n<p>And, some Brits have claimed they are getting \u201cpreferential treatment\u201d with an \u201cEU fast lane\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Photos have been shared from Malaga Airport which has two separate queues.<\/p>\n<p>One is sealed off with black tape and signposted with a union jack for \u201call passengers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The other is enclosed with green tape and shows an Irish tricolour and EU flag while labelled for \u201cEU citizens\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A Twitter user said: \u201cFour hours queue in Malaga airport for non-EU passport holders, meanwhile everyone else walking on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a three-hour wait at Palma airport, with a very tired four year old in tow. \u2018Other passports\u2019 no line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, EU passport holder have stated they are getting \u201clooks that could kill\u201d as they \u201csail through\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>One social media user tweeted: \u201cMassive queues for non-EU passport control at Malaga Airport yesterday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn less than a minute we Irish passport holders were waived through with a smile. If looks could kill!\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article27119820.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_MAINSOCIAL.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Woman &apos;heartbroken&apos; to miss dad&apos;s funeral after dozens of calls to Passport Office<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another said: \u201cSailed through the Irish lane at Malaga yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA couple of Brits off my plane attempted to follow me. That was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another person wrote: \u201cRecently arrived in Spain. A woman was complaining about British passports being sent to a long queue, Irish go the other way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI politely pointed out that this is our new normal. &apos;Oh well. Yes, I suppose so&apos; she grumbled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daily Star contacted Malaga Airport for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/travel\/travel-news\/brits-face-four-hour-queues-27141671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While holidaymakers have faced \u201cmiles\u201d of queues at UK airports amid delays and cancellations this week, it seems things aren\u2019t much better on the other<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Brits face four hour queues at Spanish airports as EU tourists fly through - Travel Base Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/travel\/brits-face-four-hour-queues-at-spanish-airports-as-eu-tourists-fly-through\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Brits face four hour queues at Spanish airports as EU tourists fly through - 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