The Minister of Internal Administration stated this Friday in Parliament that the Government will outline and implement “in the coming days” a plan to address the queues at the border control of Humberto Delgado Airport. Maria Lúcia Amaral argued that control should not be suspended at Christmas and New Year.
Government still has no contingency plan for Lisbon airport at Christmas and New Year
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Context & Explainers
The border-control system is the set of checks and databases used to process non-EU travellers at entry points — passport and visa checks, biometric data capture and automated database searches such as the Schengen Information System (SIS) and the Entry/Exit System (EES). A temporary suspension of automated checks at Lisbon Airport means those arrivals may be processed differently (more manual checks or national procedures), which can change wait times, administrative workload and how security checks are carried out for non‑EU citizens.
