To consider cancelling my holiday because of the EES?

I flew to Germany a week ago and home from Germany last Friday, so 2 days ago. We queued less than 15 mins for immigration on the way in, where they did photo and finger printing for those 12+, and max 5 minutes on the way out. We had a child under 12 with us so we had to see an immigration officer both on the way in and out. Those who were 12+ appeared to go through an egate after the finger printing/photo machines on the way out of Germany, not sure if they saw an actual person after that. Easyjet also only open check-in 2 hours before, but there was never any risk of us missing the flight.

Go! We flew from Europe in April from an airport where loads of people were missing flights due to delays at security (notoriously nightmare airport even before EES!) - EasyJet have the same 2 hr bag drop policy, but we just turned up 3 hrs early anyway and they were happy to check them in for us (despite customer services claiming this would be impossible when I spoke to them beforehand!). We went straight through to our gate after and though waited in insanely long lines arrived with time to spare. Lots of people did miss our flight (around 1/5 which is mad!) but they took all their bags off the plane before we could depart so no one was without their luggage.

Arrive 3hrs early to chance checking your bag in then, and go straight through to your gate and you’ll be fine :) Worst case scenario and you miss your flight, you’ll be reunited with your bag straight away.

They try and make the news dramatic though! 5 mins through both ways in Krakow a week ago for me. Also loads of my friends have travelled to Europe and back in the last week. NO ONE has missed a flight or suffered long delays

This wouldn’t happen because they’d offload your bags. And it will take them time to find your bags too.

I'm away and we just went straight throu I flew into Nice airport and we used the machines Friday !
I wouldn't worry to much and Ryan air usually open up baggage drop of early ! I flew with easyJet it actually was one of the best travels we've had in ages !
It's the unknown I feel like the news media love to make it super dramatic they did the same with fuel costs of planes and then the airlines were saying don't cancel we have plenty of fuel lol
Just go give yourself plenty of time x

My solidarity to your friend!!

‘Yes how can I help? Oh, the name you booked your flights with is not in fact the name that appears on your passport? I see….’

I think it's stressing you out so much it's probably not worth you going. I went to Europe recently via Eurostar and it was pretty easy. I am EU but friend is UK. They were slightly slower than me getting through.

Travel in s meant to be fun and your stress levels suggest you won't enjoy it even if your fears are not realised.

Holders of EU passports do not need to use the new system, irrespective of whether their country is in Schengen or not. So yes, Irish passport holders sail through the e gates just like other EU citizens and indeed non-EU citizens, like the Swiss, who are nationals of countries who participate in Schengen.

Op - it must be utterly miserable to go through life like you do op. You’ve taken a joyous privileged occasion, and turned it in to a bitter, negative rant about all sorts of things. Mostly unrelated.
happy people do the following - get excited about Milan, get excited packing and go to the airport. They don’t dwell and rant about potentially missing a flight. If they do miss a flight, they get the next one, you won’t have to pay as it will be recorded you arrived 2 hours prior, and go and get a cocktail.

When did you book? I was in Prague last September and it was similar then so it’s been ongoing for a good while 🤷‍♀️ you honestly need to cancel and sulk or get over it and go. I presume you have checked luggage? Why not swap to hand luggage only and you can go to the airport whatever time you want. I really think your being over dramatic lots of people have told you they have been through and it’s fine, but you who hasn’t been through is basically saying they are wrong.

Hit and miss as you say.

I travelled to Malaga last Monday, returned on Friday. Absolutely no wait at all entering or returning

i haven’t flown for a year, but tbh you do sound very anxious so I’d just get to airport early? Only take hand luggage and then you’ll be fine. I’m sure Ryanair bag drop opens before 2 hours though.
Abd I’d look at getting some help for your anxiety, it really isn’t normal to be thinking of cancelling a holiday when there’s really no issue.

You can go on holiday. Don’t be ridiculous!

Waves to @OnGoldenPondfrom HDA, 15 minutes from Corvera

OP, I'm taking your post to read that you registered for the EES in Norway in February. Your registration lasts for three years, so you don't have to queue up for the machines every time. I flew into Alicante last week, spoke to one of the staff and he let me through the barrier. I was less than a minute behind my EU DH.

Last few times I flew I booked special assistance with the airline and was taken past queues and security lines - sometimes in a buggy with others from same flight. If you are alone without assistance and have mobility of MH problems this is your best option as you will bypass the queue.

Airlines do not want you to miss your flight as its expensive for them to have to offer you another. You should go to the front of the line if you are in danger of missing your flight and alert staff to let you through. There are often staff going along the queues shunting people to the front. You will get some dirty looks doing this but airport queues are not like normal queues. You just have to be a bit pushy.

Don't let facts get in the way of an unhinged rant..

You’re being silly. I went to Spain two weeks ago, through Malaga airport. We were through the security section in approx 10 mins. This was following a full EasyJet flight so it was pretty busy.

Stop being dramatic and go to the airport early..

It will be fine.... Thousands a d thousands of people are getting through just fine.

Yes me too.

It’s Nigel’s gang crow-barring in an anti-Starmer post again. Given that he’s the least responsible for this out of the Tories and fucking Reform and Nige in particular most of all, it’s a bit rich really.

Thinking you can just overnight negotiate a deal just for the UK and pretending this is the most important thing his Government has to deal with atm is just farcical.

And if it really isn’t just an anti-Starmer post dressed up as a real world situation then spend your time getting to the GP for some anxiety meds rather than posting on MN.

So many people giving you examples of them having minimal difficulty travelling yet you seem determined to ignore them all.

This alone makes me think you aren’t posting in good faith. Weird thread.

You’ve had lots of sensible advice from other posters. Go. Don’t go. 🤷‍♀️ Your travel insurance won’t pay out if you choose not to travel for your own reasons.

Hmmmm...thread at 11 pm, after football, starts about EES, OP posting hysterically, doesn't listen to reason at all....desends in Arsenal/Stamer rant.

As much as I would like to have sympathy. I think someone had a few drinkies, likes neither a certainly football team nor Labour and somehow links both to their holiday being threatened.

How's the head this morning?

Are you a Spurs fan?

We queued for 30 mins…

You can go. You’re just deciding not to. Fine, but own that decision and stop blaming brexit and everyone else.