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Brussels just dodged a Brexit‑fuelled airport meltdown with its biometrics U‑turn
<div><img width="600" height="400" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/03/pexels-connor-danylenko-534256-2612113-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/03/pexels-connor-danylenko-534256-2612113-600x400.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2026/03/pexels-connor-danylenko-534256-2612113-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>The EU Commission says that the EES will reduce the average time spent at passport control from 90 seconds to 20 seconds per person. Airlines have warned of five-hour queues at airports.