EU border delays 'not bearable' over summer, warns airport boss
Holidaymakers face long waits under the EU's new Entry-Exit System, the head of Berlin's airport says.
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"the situation is 'not bearable over the summer'."
— Aletta von Massenbach , Executive
"'time is rapidly running out' to fix it."
— Doug Bannister , Executive
"'I'm not going back to Europe this year,' she said. 'That was too stressful.'"
— Anne Robinson , Other
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Holidaymakers face long waits under the EU's new Entry-Exit System, the head of Berlin's airport says.
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