Another European country to allow Brits to use much faster airport e-gates
It has been announced that some travellers will be allowed to use the automatic gates rather than go through lengthy passport control from August.
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Germany will allow regular flyers from the UK to use the airport e-gates
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In certain countries Brits have to queue for passport control
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In July, the Cabinet Office announced that Germany will allow some UK airline passengers to use passport e-gates at its airports by the end of August.
But the use of e-gates for all UK passengers will be possible once Germany has completed updates to its entry systems.
This is part of the introduction of the
The deal to let some passengers use the e-gates forms part of a treaty signed by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Since Brexit, UK travellers arriving at EU airports have generally been forced to queue for manned desks to have their passports stamped rather than use the automated gates.
The result has led to frustrated passengers and generally long queues - especially during the busy summer holidays.
The issue has been described as one of the most visible impacts of the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said: "E-gates can make the slog of travelling through an airport that bit easier, which is why I have been working with the EU and member states to get more airports opened up to Brits abroad.
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"With £30 billion of services trade between the UK and the EU, this agreement isn't just good for holidaymakers, it's good for British businesses too, making travelling easier between Europe's biggest economies, to get deals done and boost growth."
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The summer and Christmas holidays can be the worst times for wait times
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However, more and more countries have allowed Brits to use e-gates since Brexit in 2020.
As of this year, 48 locations, including some major
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Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Orly Airport
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg
Marseille Provence Airport
Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport
Nice Airport
Eurostar Paris Gare du Nord Terminal
Eurostar London St Pancras Terminal
Eurotunnel Folkestone Terminal
Eurotunnel Calais Terminal
Port of Calais
Alicante
Mallorca
Tenerife
Lanzarote
Gran Canaria
Ibiza
Naples Airport
Rome Fiumicino Airport
Rome Ciampino Airport
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
Venice Marco Polo Airport
Cagliari Airport
Milan Malpensa Airport
Milan Linate Airport
Bari Airport
Brindisi Airport
Bergamo Airport
Treviso Airport
Verona Villafranca Airport
Florence Airport
Pisa International Airport
Turin Airport
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
Catania Airport
Palermo Airport
Lisbon Airport Terminal 1
Faro Airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (exit only)
Larnaca International Airport
Paphos International Airport
Brussels airport
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
Dublin airport
Prague airport Terminal 1
Helsinki airport
Sofia airport
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