Skytrax have reported that many European airports are likely to see a drop in their 2026 Global Ratings, due to the chaos being caused by the much vaunted EES European Entry/Exit System introduced in October 2025.
Whilst the EU provides the EES (European Entry/Exit System), national governments run it at the borders, and the airport operator has no direct involvement, aside from providing the infrastructure (kiosks, eGates etc) and working with police/immigration control to integrate the system and manage the customer flow.
The grossly mismanaged introduction of the EES for non-EU nationals started in October 2025, and is supposed to be fully implemented by mid-April 2026. (....)