The majority of passport control queues at European airports are currently less than 30 minutes, according to latest research from icelolly.com. The findings run counter to a number of recent reports of widespread and lengthy delays throughout the continent.
icelolly.com polled 300 holidaymakers, all of whom had been on holiday to a European destination between 22nd July – 3rd August. Findings showed that 9/10 people had passed through passport control in one hour or less, with 71% of people saying they were able to get through border checks in just 30 minutes or less. Only 5% of respondents stated that they had waited longer than two hours at European airports.
Further anecdotal commentary from those surveyed highlighted a generally positive picture, with one traveller asserting: “I just got back from Palma airport on Tuesday (1st August) but it hasn’t taken longer than 20 minutes for me.”
Andrew Latham, CEO at icelolly.com, said: “This latest poll highlights that whilst EU passport control queues are hitting the headlines, holidaymakers are not experiencing significant delays as reported. We’ll wait to see whether this changes with increased EU security checks coming into force over the next days and weeks, but our advice is to not let a few isolated reports deter you from travelling abroad during the busy summer period.”
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Notes to editors
Founded in 2005, icelolly.com is today one of the UK’s leading holiday price comparison websites, with more than 20 million visitors each year.
Customers can compare 130 million great deals on package holidays from some of the top travel companies every day. Booking is simple, fast and safe – all a holidaymaker has to do is call the phone number provided and they will be connected to a dedicated travel agent advertiser partner, who will process their reservation as well as provide all the required information.
Being able to compare deals from more than 30 different Travel Agent Partners, who add their latest offers daily, allows customers to save money on their holiday booking, making icelolly.com a firm favourite with British families.