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| Have you experienced delays on arrival at European airports? | Have you experienced delays on arrival at European airports? |
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| Time-consuming immigration controls and a shortage of border staff are being blamed for long delays at European airports for thousands of British holidaymakers. If you’ve been affected as a passenger, or work at an airport, we’d like you to share your experience with us. | Time-consuming immigration controls and a shortage of border staff are being blamed for long delays at European airports for thousands of British holidaymakers. If you’ve been affected as a passenger, or work at an airport, we’d like you to share your experience with us. |
| Passengers have faced queues of up to four hours at airport arrivals and departures at popular British holiday destinations including Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Milan and Brussels, Airlines for Europe (A4E) has said. | Passengers have faced queues of up to four hours at airport arrivals and departures at popular British holiday destinations including Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Milan and Brussels, Airlines for Europe (A4E) has said. |
| Understaffing and tightened security checks brought in under European regulations after the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks are causing the delays, according to A4E which represents airlines including easyJet, British Airways and Ryanair. | Understaffing and tightened security checks brought in under European regulations after the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks are causing the delays, according to A4E which represents airlines including easyJet, British Airways and Ryanair. |
| If you’ve experienced delays at European airports, we’d like you to share your experience with us. You can fill in the form below, and we’ll use a selection in our reporting. | If you’ve experienced delays at European airports, we’d like you to share your experience with us. You can fill in the form below, and we’ll use a selection in our reporting. |
| We’d also like to hear from airport staff. You can fill in the form anonymously, if you prefer, or email: carmen.fishwick@theguardian.com | We’d also like to hear from airport staff. You can fill in the form anonymously, if you prefer, or email: carmen.fishwick@theguardian.com |