Air travellers in Europe delayed by security checks and strikes

Air travellers in Europe delayed by security checks and strikes

Soaring temperatures, new security checks and the resumption of industrial action at one of Europe’s busiest airports are challenging passengers on one of the busiest weekends of the year.

Travellers in many cities were taking heed of advice to arrive early on Saturday in order to allow extra time to pass through security following the introduction in March of European Union regulations in the wake of the Paris and Brussels terror attacks.

The new rules demand both entry and exit checks on passengers from countries – including Britain – outside the 26-nation border-free Schengen zone.
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