UK holidaymakers could be hit with travel disruption due to trials of a new European Union border system technology set to take place this month.
The Entry/Exit System (EES), which is due to be introduced in May 2023, involves non-EU citizens having their fingerprints scanned and a photograph taken to register them onto a database the first time they enter a member state.
Doug Bannister, chief executive of the Port of Dover, Kent told MPs he has been invited to Calais, France to view tests for the European Union's incoming Entry/Exit System (EES).
He said the port has not been given any details of the scheme's rules but expressed concern it could cause "significant and continued disruption for a very long time".
Asked by the Commons' Transport Select Committee what passengers will need to do, Mr Bannister replied: "There is a lot of ongoing dialogue taking place between officials in our Government and French officials.
"There is going to be a trial of some new technology which we've been invited along to witness over in Calais in the next couple of weeks.
"So I know activity is ongoing but, as I sit in front of the panel today, we don't have that answer."
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