To consider cancelling my holiday because of the EES?

OP in your shoes I would cancel and sort out my glue habit.

Goodness me, how ever did we manage back in ye olden days when passport control was in operation everywhere?

To add OP, I work in travel. I had almost 1000 clients fly between the UK and Europe just today and I’m the emergency contact for all of them. I have had exactly 0 calls.

You're clearly not going to listen to a word anyone says on here, so just go ahead and cut your nose off to spite your face.

I'm not sure I'd lay the blame for Brexit at Starmer's feet, to be fair.

I voted YABU because I travelled to and from the EU this last week (as a family) and it went nice and quick both ways. Maybe depends where you're going? I think the media is doing its usual thing and blowing things out of proportion.

Ah yes, Keir Starmer is the spineless one whilst you’re having a meltdown and wanting to cancel a holiday over something that will likely be fine as thousands of people are doing it everyday. But sure, it’s Keir Starmer’s fault because of checks notes football

You don’t need to be seen by a person if the airport you go to has the registration machines and egates fully up and running. Most do, despite the sensationalist headlines. Many are reporting small queues. Where are you flying to?

I think you've gone a teeny bit crackers op.

Dh & I went through with the kids in Italy. It was a bit slower than it has been, it wasn't awful and certainly wasn't "missing flights".

I think the people who are getting caught are the ones who like to sit in airport bars till the last call for their gate, only to have not remembered there's passport control before the gate (with a queue) in many European airports.

You're ignoring what people are saying and being daft now

Well how about travelling with hand luggage?? Vacuum pack your clothes. Buy sun cream, etc at destination or in duty free?

Then you can go through security well in advance and not be so stressed.

this has not entered even the tiniest corner of my mind, travelling within Europe 3 times in the next 2 months, and I’m still not remotely worried after reading this
you really should cancel, you won’t enjoy it, evident you are not going to be reassured

What the fucks it got to do with Ryanair what time you go through security? Don’t check in any baggage, turn up six hours early if you want job done.

Or catastrophise and never do anything ever again. Up to you.

Sorry I re-read your OP and can see you’ve already done Norway and are going somewhere different now.

There’s a 99% chance all will be fine. I’ve been straight sailed through the past 3 EU airports I’ve visited! Mind you Lanzarote last November was carnage.

Just flew London to Alicante bank holiday Monday and back today. Literally 15 min through both ways.

OP you’re being slightly hysterical. You CAN go on holiday and in all likelihood you will be absolutely fine. Tens of thousands of Brits are travelling in and out of Europe every week, hundreds of thousands this week for half-term, many of them with Ryanair and/or to Milan, without issue.

Also, your suitcase will not fly without you. That is for obvious security reasons absolutely not a thing. If you don’t make the flight they’ll offload your bag, which is exactly why they have people with a flight boarding jump the queues where necessary, because they never want to offload a bag.

This AI information is incorrect, as @hilariousnamehere has pointed out.

If you want to know Ryanair policy, go to their website.

It sounds like you're letting your anxiety spiral. The reality is, you will very likely be able to drop off your bag 3 hours before the flight at Milan (or is it Bergamo?), you will very likely be able to get through security on time, you will possibly be able to buy a fast track security pass, you will be able to tell staff your flight is leaving soon and ask for help. You won't be the only one. Ryanair can be awkward, but they are also pretty efficient. As the systems bed in things will improve.

I would suggest some CBT but in the meantime maybe rescue remedy or similar for travelling. Go and enjoy your holiday, seriously. Don't let this not happen after looking forward to it for so long.

What exactly do you expect the UK government to do about it? Other than re-join the EU before your holiday?

Norway isn't in the EU.
You'll be fine OP especially travelling alone. Take a book.

@idontwanttogoanymore you are literally basing your reaction on totally wrong information from the shit AI summary. The actual Ryanair website says at the latest 2 hours before departure and the screenshot you shared of the AI summary says "earliest 2 hours" which just... isn't correct.

Edit to add link again: https://help.ryanair.com/hc/en-gb/articles/12890531028497-How-far-in-advance-can-I-drop-my-bag-at-the-bag-drop-counter

OP I did Italy in March, Austria in April and Greece in May and they’ve been fine. I was maybe delayed 10 minutes compared to my partner who is a EU citizen. Norway is hardly a major British holidaymaker hub. You really will be absolutely fine. It sort of sounds like you don’t want to go and are just looking for reasons to justify not bothering?