Popular Post It's Your Round Posted April 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, markavfc40 said: You only need to listen to the first minute. You really couldn't make this up could you. We could do with an angry face reaction, sometimes the current available options aren’t quite enough. Edited April 29, 2022 by It's Your Round 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) This preferential treatment is for EU citizens. The preferential treatment we gave up. Quote Spain airport sees Irish tourists given 'preferential treatment' as angry Brits watch on Malaga Airport has been accused by British passport holders of giving Irish passengers "preferential treatment" with an "express lane" as they watch on from a separate queue An airport in Spain has been accused of giving Irish passengers "preferential treatment" as Brits look on in anger from a separate queue. Holidaymakers have been sharing photos from Malaga Airport, where there are two separate passport queues. It resulted in mayhem at some airports as soaring passenger numbers combined with staff shortages has resulted in long queues, reports Dublin Live. Malaga Airport has been accused of Irish passengers “preferential treatment” with an “express lane” by some British passport holders, as they have no choice but to watch on from a separate queue. Travellers have been sharing pictures from Malaga Airport which has sectioned off into two separate passport queues. Travellers have been sharing pictures from Malaga Airport which has sectioned off into two separate passport queues(Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Images show one queue is sealed off with black tape and signposted with a union jack for "all passengers". The other queue is enclosed with green tape and shows an Irish tricolour and EU flag while labelled for "EU citizens". Since Brexit, British tourists are only allowed to stay in the Schengen area (a free movement area without border controls that includes 26 countries including Spain but excluding Ireland) for 90 out of 180 days and must get their passports stamped when they leave or could face being refused entry on another visit. Meanwhile, Irish citizens benefit from EU-wide passenger rights for travel into, out of, or within the EU by air, rail, bus or coach or ship. Sharing a picture of the scene inside Malaga Airport, Twitter user @winding_sios wrote: "The express bus lane (green tape) with the automated turnstiles is for Irish EU citizens. "The Disneyland queue (black tape) with the police toll booths is for non-EU citizens." Irish citizens benefit from EU-wide passenger rights for travel into, out of, or within the EU(@winding_sios/Twitter) One British passenger claimed Irish citizens are getting “preferential treatment" while others reported "two hour queues for non-EU passengers". A Twitter user said: "Sitting in Malaga Airport to return. What a joke! A huge queue for UK passengers stretching all the way back to duty free exit…whilst the lane for EU empty." “Preferential treatment for the one flight to Ireland. Travellers beware,” another added. A third wrote: "Queues for passport control are ridiculous. Allow an extra hour after security for the passport control." It comes as up to 3,000 passengers missed their flights at Madrid Airport over the Easter break, according to local media, with fears those scenes could be repeated over the Summer holidays. We knew what we were voting for Edited April 29, 2022 by markavfc40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, markavfc40 said: This preferential treatment is for EU citizens. The preferential treatment we gave up. We knew what we were voting for What an odd story. It's like they're ignoring the difference between being in The EU v not being in The EU whilst also talking about it in the same story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 While the confused indignation from Brexit travellers is obviously pretty funny it seems like it is also a case of the airport struggling to adjust to the new normal. It seems like the airport have not realised the a significant number of their regular travellers now use the non-EU queue and the airport will need to reallocate more resources there to meet the requirements of their customer base. It could also just be a case of staff shortages during the pandemic though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, LondonLax said: While the confused indignation from Brexit travellers is obviously pretty funny it seems like it is also a case of the airport struggling to adjust to the new normal. It seems like the airport have not realised the a significant number of their regular travellers now use the non-EU queue and the airport will need to reallocate more resources there to meet the requirements of their customer base. It could also just be a case of staff shortages during the pandemic though? Could be, UK airports going out have been an absolute shit show since Easter Half Term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted April 29, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 29, 2022 There was always an EU / Non EU separation at airports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markavfc40 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 10 minutes ago, bickster said: There was always an EU / Non EU separation at airports It seems a fair few Brits now see this as those in the EU, in the above story those from Ireland, as getting preferential treatment and are angry about it. Oblivious it seems to the fact that we ourselves are to blame for giving up that same preferential treatment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 This is the thanks we get for winning the war? Glad we left their shitty little club. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: This is the thanks we get for winning the war? We never won the war, our grandparents did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 5 hours ago, LondonLax said: While the confused indignation from Brexit travellers is obviously pretty funny it seems like it is also a case of the airport struggling to adjust to the new normal. It seems like the airport have not realised the a significant number of their regular travellers now use the non-EU queue and the airport will need to reallocate more resources there to meet the requirements of their customer base. It could also just be a case of staff shortages during the pandemic though? **** them (and me I guess) one desk and twenty for EU passports or ID. I can handle one wait if it means inconveniencing 100 knuckledraggers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 5 hours ago, bickster said: There was always an EU / Non EU separation at airports Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: **** them (and me I guess) one desk and twenty for EU passports or ID. I can handle one wait if it means inconveniencing 100 knuckledraggers It’s not just British affected. I’m Australian, I’d be stuck in that queue as well. Hopefully the airport can sort itself out in time for the summer season as the airport boss says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Quote Spain airport slammed by furious Brits over 'preferential treatment' for Irish tourists Malaga Airport has been accused of giving Irish passengers a speedier queue, with fliers claiming they have an "express lane" for EU passengers and "huge queues" for everyone else Fuming Brits have accused a Spanish airport of giving "preferential treatment" to Irish passengers, who have a separate queue. Angry tourists took photos of passport control at Malaga Airport and moaned at the lengthy delay for travellers with a non-EU passport. Holidaymakers with British documents were forced to watch on from a separate queue as Irish fliers enjoyed an “express lane”. Pictures show a queue with black tape alongside a union jack for “all passengers” whilst a lane next to it has an Irish tricolour, an EU flag and green tape. More Project fear come true. Not sure why they are fuming if they (52%) knew what they voted for. Daily Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted May 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2022 36 minutes ago, Genie said: More Project fear come true. Not sure why they are fuming if they (52%) knew what they voted for. Daily Star It was always obvious this was going to be the case. Always. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 3, 2022 Shame Project Fear was less convincing than Project Bullshit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 On 29/04/2022 at 22:55, Genie said: Could be, UK airports going out have been an absolute shit show since forever. FTFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Genie Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Just now, markavfc40 said: It’s the EU punishing us for leaving cos they’re jealous of all our freedumz. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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