Arrive three hours before flight home, airline boss tells UK holidaymakers

Arrive three hours before flight home, airline boss tells UK holidaymakers13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKaty AustinTransport correspondentGetty ImagesBritish holidaymakers should arrive at European airports three hours before their flight home departs due to lengthy queues caused by new border checks, the UK boss of budget airline Wizz Air has warned.Yvonne Moynihan told the BBC the long delays getting through passport control at some European airports had caused some passengers to miss return or connecting flights.Airports said queues were worsening under the Entry Exit System (EES) which requires travellers to register fingerprints.But a European Commission spokesperson said EES was working well at "almost all border crossing points".The EES requires travellers from outside the EU to register biometric information when entering many European countries, which is then checked when they leave.Since October, almost 80 million entries and exits have been registered, with 35,000 refusals of entry recorded.From 10 April, it is meant to be fully in use at borders of the Schengen free movement zone, including airports. However, Greece has effectively suspended biometric checks at its borders for British citizens in order to prevent summer disruption.'Prepare for queues'Wizz AirWizz Air chief executive Yvonne MoynihanWizz Air's Moynihan said the impact of the new checks was "fragmented across Europe". While there has been some "seamless travel", she said there had been long queues at "usual hotspots such as Spain, Portugal, France".When Moynihan travelled to Mallorca for half term, she encountered no queues, with extra staff on hand and "a significant amount of [EES] kiosks".However, she said in general her airline was advising passengers to prepare for long waits."When you land in the destination airport, there might be queues, so you should bring a portable charger or water," she...