Brussels Airport border waits hit 3 hours as EES and summer return collide

Non-EU travelers at Brussels Airport face up to 3-hour border control queues, attributed by the airport to the new European Entry/Exit System (EES) and peak end-of-summer passenger volumes. The EES rollout has been phased across Europe, and this is an early operational stress test at a major hub. The incident signals potential systemic bottlenecks at other EU airports as the system scales.