Thursday 30 June 2022 10:45 AM Spain FINALLY gives green light for UK tourists to use fast-track eGates amid ... trends now

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British travellers headed to Spain have finally received some positive news after the Spanish Tourist Board announced several airports will fast track UK passports.

Any Brits flying to the Balearics, Barcelona, Madrid or other parts of Spain, will now be able to use the automated border control eGates.

The change comes in an effort to ease huge queues building up in terminals such as in Palma, due to a lack of airport staff.

Spain is the most popular travel destination for holidaymakers from the UK, but this summer thousands of tourists have encountered enormous delays or had their flights cancelled at the last minute.

Airlines have been advising customers to arrive three hours ahead of time rather than the usual two to navigate hours-long security queues.

Until now, UK travellers have had to stand in the non-EU line to have their passports stamped at the understaffed border control.