To consider cancelling my holiday because of the EES?

Have you travelled recently? I think sometimes if you haven't it can feel overwhelming but it really is quite easy.
There is so much time to kill. You will be absolutely fine. Everyone else will be flying on the same flight, do you really think potentially 50% of those passengers won't make it?
I think you are perhaps spiralling about this.

That's the stupidest thing anyone has said on this thread, to be honest.

I havent read the thread. I'll be honest that reports of queues (which wer already bad after Brexit due to us not having EU entry) are putting me off going abroad by plane. I cant queue for long periods due to bladder issues and OH cant stand for more than 10 mins, due to nerve issues, although he isnt disabled and wouldnt have any 'proof' of needing special measures

So we just cant risk long queues where we are likely to be standing.

I flew into croatia three weeks ago it was so well organised we got through in 20 minutes.

Why not phone RyanAir first thing tomorrow and ask them what they are doing about this? I'm sure they're not ignoring the issue, and maybe you will believe them if you won't believe us.

I flew with Ryanair on Tuesday this week from Mallorca. We checked our bags in with no problem 3 hours before our flight. We expected queues at the EES part but there wasn’t. If you have no children then you just go straight through the electronic gates with no queue. We had kids and it took 10 minutes to get through.

We also received an email from Ryanair telling me to arrive early at the airport. It would be pointless them asking people to arrive early if the bag drop wouldn’t be open.

The bag drop opens at the latest 2 hours before, not the earliest. If Milan airport is supposed to be one of the worst hit airports, there is no way they are going to open it 2 hours before. If everybody missed their flight because they didn’t open bag drop early enough, then they would have to delay the flight leaving anyway.

I am attaching an image from Ryanair’s website which says …

The Bag Drop desks open at the latest 2 hours before the scheduled flight departure time and closes 40 minutes before the scheduled departure time unless you are notified otherwise before flight departure. Please check in your baggage as early as possible.

Repack your shit into a backpack and don't check it. Get there stupidly early to get through all the checks. Then luggage literally can't go without you. I also think it'll be fine. Solo travellers get through so quickly compared to big families and infrequent flyers.

The advice is only for the return flight (I.e. EU exit) if it helps? There are no changes on the UK side to my knowledge.

What exactly are you hoping to get from this thread OP?

Everyone has told you are being ridiculous - but instead of taking the very sound reasoning on board you’re ignoring it and calling people bullies…

Maybe you should cancel and use the time instead to speak to someone about your anxiety.

Go on a train? Eurostar to Paris/ Paris to Milan. It will take longer but less stress?

Ah well. Ryanair’s loss is Milan’s gain.

How? Why on earth would the EU treat the UK any differently from all the other non-EU countries?

And why blame Starmer for this rather than May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak?

OP I did Milan with my kids (and luggage) a few weeks ago - yes there were queues but they moved quickly and we got through no problem. Was back by myself with hand luggage 2 weeks ago and weren’t even any queues.

I wouldn't be surprised if you also dislike Farage and Tommy Robinson.

@ITMA2000, are you suggesting that they are likeable? Why?

Why blame the government for something that was created by Farage and Johnson. To be honest you sound like someone who should not be travelling further than your local town. 7 million people travelled to Europe last month , they coped

Is this a wind up!

😂

Well, no. Those benefits just didn't happen, did they? Or rather yes, we could make our own trade deals, they were just on much more unfavourable terms, and if anything immigration increased.

As for "most people" thinking anything about Brexit was worth it, the polls show the opposite.

Why don’t you just go to the airport 3 hours before your flight - as per the recommendation?

I flew wizz air from France a few years ago and they had one desk to check bags with the worlds slowest woman and we were there AGES but eventually they got everyone through and we were escorted rapidly through security and passport control. The flight was full - everyone made it, including the 20+ people waiting behind us who had to wait for the next bus across the tarmac. They get you through when they need to. You don’t have to cancel. You are choosing to.

I flew to Spain and back last month with the new system. The wait was 5 minutes or so. My friend was in Milan last weekend - tbf she didn’t say it was a breeze but also she didn’t say it was a problem and she definitely didn’t miss her flight.

OP, there are lots of people on this thread reassuring you that this isn't the problem you think it is, but you still insist that you are not going to be able to make your plane. Why are you ignoring them all?

Would it be easy if you just took hand luggage, then there isn't the added worry of suitcases going missing

I loathe both of them. Most decent people do I think.

Not that it's relevant to the OP's thread of course.

I've used the ees multiple times now. My biometrics on my red passport don't work so I have to see a person at border control. I now just head there and if asked I saw my biometrics don't work.

Yes there are queues, but arrive 2 hours before and you're sweet. Better still travel with just carry on luggage and you can get there even earlier if your anxious.

I don't know what happened with those who missed their flights tbh, but in multiple countries and places in the med, I've had no issues.

I wouldn't be surprised if you also dislike Farage and Tommy Robinson.

You posted in AIBU. Posters are merely pointing out you are being unreasonable.

I can understand why people are worried because the media are falsely telling everyone it’s awful entering and leaving the EU. That may be true for some travellers but lots of us have travelled without issue over the last few weeks. We queued at an airport for 3 hours on entry last year. This year, we were straight through at the same airport (an airport which the media have been saying is one of the worst). Leaving was just as straightforward.

Travel always involves a degree of risk which you need to be prepared to deal with (lost luggage/medical issues whilst abroad/flight delays and cancellation/security problems etc). It’s part of life. To be honest, as a traveller who obviously struggles with dealing with minor inconveniences, I’m confused why you chose to fly with Ryanair. They’re not known for their customer service when things go wrong (I say that as someone who has flown with them lots). They’re not even that cheap by the time you’ve paid for checked luggage etc.

For your trip, you can avoid some of the hassle by travelling with hand luggage only.

N o. I hate everything about Brexit. Worse decision ever. But it won't stop me travelling!