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Even though the COVID-19 travel restrictions have already been lifted in the majority of European Union states, travellers continue facing other inconveniences at European airports.
Travellers across Europe are facing chaos as some airports are already dealing with staff shortages, long queues, and other problems, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
France, Spain, and Italy are just some of the most popular EU destinations that are struggling.
France is mainly facing staff shortages. This has caused the airports in the capital to report long queues of travellers taking long-haul flights.
Apart from dealing with staff shortages, airports in Paris scheduled a strike last week, which contributed to the worsening of the situation.
Similarly, airports in Spain have been facing difficulties too. Due to long queues at passport control, Iberia said that around 15,000 passengers had missed their flight connections since March.
It is expected that the number of those who will miss their flight connections during the upcoming summer months will be even higher as the travel demand continues to increase each day now that the travel rules have been relaxed.
Spain expects to receive a high number of arrivals this year. The country’s authorities revealed earlier this month that the seats scheduled by airlines to fly to Spain from June until August had surpassed 32.4 million. This means that the country will register a recovery of 94 per cent compared to the same period in 2019.
