To consider cancelling my holiday because of the EES?

Why don't you go with hand luggage only? Surely that would make it easier for you?

You can definitely do luggage drop before 2 hours with Ryanair when flying out it's mostly automated machines now. I always arrive 3 hours before a glight never had a problem UK side.

When flying back it's airport dependent to set up but they are also allowing 3 hours now at most.

Yes EES is a pain but it's not going anywhere.

You obviously don’t want to accept that it’s fine. My DW flew to Denmark a week or so ago, and through a series of unfortunate events ended up at the airport 1hour 15 mins before the flight was due to depart. She managed to park, do security and still had time for a wee and a drink before her gate was even called. Flight was with Ryanair

Millions of Brits will brave the EES this summer.
Somehow, somehow, they have mustered the strength to spend an extra 15 minutes in a queue.

All fine for me last week flying out from Prague with Ryanair.

You’re not even flying in the summer holidays (which may be very different to how things are now). But get there three hours early and maybe have a drink soon after arriving.

Part of your anxiety is because you’re scheduled to arrive in Milan at 9.30pm but your Airbnb closes for check in at midnight. It was silly to have booked your flight for this time because your flight could be delayed, you could be held up at the airport, and then you factor in travel to the accommodation. Are you inexperienced with travelling?

Yes YABU , grow up and adult ffs.
Or cancel your holiday . The only one that suffers and is out of pocket is you .

Im a travel agent, the media like to shit on us everytime, stop watching the news.

8 weeks ago we had three weeks of fuel before planes were going to fall from the sky.....guess what, still flying

now this with the EES, yes, some airports are taking a while to get through, however, there are more that arent, ive had hundreds fly to and through Europe, guess what, literally none missed their flight.

Remember the drama about Tenerife? My clients were through in 10 minutes.....

OP your irrationality and complete unwillingness to listen to anyone else is worrying.

Millions of people are travelling with some delays. - you are completely catastrophising.

Go on your holiday - you may be surprised and find out it’s fine.

Leave the governemnet, Starmer, champions league football etc out of it. You sound unhinged.

Awful situation. All I can suggest it plan everything and ride it out.

Enjoy our " sovereignty"

You’re right, they lock you in there and you live the rest of your life in the airport.

You ask someone and they take you through. (As an aside, at some airports you can do exactly this).

In fact, the last time I flew I was told I should have done exactly that and so my bags didn’t fly with me, I just didn’t know I was supposed to do that. There’s a process for these things.

Please stay at home. I’m also Italy-bound this summer and the thought of bumping into you in a hysterical lather at any airport in the UK or Italy is enough to put me off my negroni.

I’m not sure anyone will change your mind at this point but if you are (presumably as travelling solo) travelling outside of school holidays the queues will not be so bad.
I’ve flown a few times since and it didn’t seem to be any different to previously queue wise.

We had 2 European trips since April. Short queues, no major drama. Ignore the headlines, the sensational stories are not everyone’s experience. Just give yourself as much time as you can and go enjoy your trip!

I think I’ve heard it all now. OP don’t bother going, and maybe see somebody about your anxiety.

You'd swap freedom of movement for all EU citizens into the UK to save you some anxiety over your holiday. Thankfully you don't get to make that choice for the rest of us on the basis of panicking over something millions of people just did just fine over half term.

My dd and her friend went to Paris yesterday on Ryan Air with one checked in case. She said they got through really quickly and they have never flown on their own so were nervous about the whole thing. No problems and now she’s in Paris.

I think maybe see your GP, you don’t sound very well OP.

and your holiday will be fine. Just take hand luggage if you’re worried about the desk thing.

I have just landed back from Europe, I took kids, we were through security at both ends including fingerprints (we did digital in 2 mins then cos of the kids got asked to go to a manual window) and still had time to get food and drinks and sit down with them, do some duty free shopping etc. you will be fine. And we only arrived 2 hours before our flights….and it was half term so busy.

Honestly you need help with your anxiety. You're refusing to listen to anyone who has travelled recently with no problem. Stop watching the news - it's all bol**ocks. Just go early and enjoy your holiday. Or don't but it will be because of your anxiety and no other reason

OP you really are catastrophising.
There is nothing to do on the UK departures side of your flight. It’s when you land in Milan that you’re registered.

They have machines to take your photo, scan your passport and take your fingerprints (or they did in Venice in April), a 5 minute job. Then you go through egates and a human (police in Italy) checks you against your passport through a cc camera system. One human for 6 egates. It’s hardly intrusive.

3 hours before your flight would be normal for UK high season due to higher passenger traffic and hand luggage checks. Ryanair take your checked suitcase 2 hours before and look at your passport for ID. Not scary.

If it’s your local airport, maybe take a bus up there and walk around, just to reassure yourself about the layout and atmosphere. You can’t cancel a holiday for something people do thousands of times a day.

I do blame Brexit for the UK being in this situation, but EES is also for people from USA, India etc.

Yes you should definitely cancel it

Ryanair let you check your bags in early if there are likely to be queues. I always get to the airport 4 hours before anyway because I travel via public transport so need to mitigate any delays then check in as soon as I can.

We did it in Tenerife recently another reportedly bad place. Three hours before and joined the queue as soon as they would let us, kept moving until we had cleared all the security points and passport control. It was fine, a bit of a queue but nothing major and no one missed their flight