British travelers are being urged to allocate significant additional time for Schengen border checks following a recent incident at César Manrique–Lanzarote Airport where 89 Ryanair passengers missed their flight to Bristol travelgossip.co.uk. The airline attributed the mass delay to staffing shortages at the airport's passport control, which left nearly ninety passengers unable to clear security before the aircraft's departurewww.independent.co.uk.

Industry organizations including ABTA and the Advantage Travel Partnership have issued urgent warnings ahead of the Easter holiday season, advising travelers to arrive at airports at least two hours before check-in. These groups emphasize that post-Brexit changes and the introduction of the European Entry/Exit System (EES) have necessitated more rigorous passport processing for UK nationals, increasing the likelihood of bottlenecks at major EU transit points. Travelers are encouraged to proceed to border control as early as possible to mitigate the risk of missing scheduled flights.