When a new EU transport system launches in October, the head of Eurotunnel has promised there won’t be lengthy automobile lines at its ports.
There have been delays alerted due to the requirement for British travelers entering and exiting Europe to provide their fingerprints and a photo at the border.
Travel times would increase by five to seven minutes, according to Yann Leriche, chief executive of Eurotunnel, but additional lanes and technology will provide a seamless experience.
The news has shown the new equipment that individuals will have to use at Calais or Folkestone for the first time.
As travelers depart the UK, French border police check passports at the Port of Dover, Eurostar’s St Pancras terminal, and Eurotunnel in Folkestone.
Manual entry will be replaced with the EU’s much-delayed Entry Exit system, or EES.
