Oslo Airport Passport Chaos Grounds Travelers as EU Border Crackdown Looms

Oslo Airport Passport Chaos Grounds Travelers as EU Border Crackdown Looms

A broken self-service passport system at Oslo Airport forced passengers to miss flights Tuesday, while airlines warn that new EU border checks will cause a summer travel meltdown with planes already flying half full.

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A technical failure in Oslo Airport’s automated passport control system caused massive queues Tuesday morning, with one passenger reporting the line stretched roughly 200 meters at its peak [187222]. Avinor, the airport operator, confirmed the outage to Norwegian news outlet VG and switched to manual checks by 8:45 a.m., eliminating the queue, though officials warned delays could return [187222].

The incident comes as airlines and airports across Europe warn that newly introduced border checks requiring additional passenger screening will cause severe delays this summer [186046]. The industry claims planes are already leaving half full due to chaos at European borders and that abandoning the procedures is the only way to keep flights on schedule [186046]. Without this change, carriers predict mounting frustration for travelers during the peak holiday season [186046].

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