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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

HISTORICAL FACTS: Eu biometric checks for foreign travellers delayed again | History Defined

Passengers walk past the Eurostar departures entrance at St Pancras International train station in London
Eurostar has invested millions in revamping St Pancras station with new pre-check-in areas to register biometric data. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images

The date for the introduction of the EU’s new entry-exit system has been pushed back again until November, allaying fears of long queues at the border during the October half-term holidays.

The launch of the new biometric checks for foreign travellers, including Britons, entering the EU, has been delayed from 6 October until at least 10 November, with many smaller airports yet to have facilities in place.

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