 begins , which will require any Briton who wants to travel to the EU to apply for a travel authorisation document that will allow them into the bloc for three years. Every time they seek to enter the EU they will be expected to show a facial image and provide four fingerprints from which only children aged under 12 will be exempt. It is expected to double queuing times for UK passengers at the Port of Dover. But bosses have now revealed they are looking to reclaim land in the western docks and expand into the sea to avoid a repeat of mass disruption for passengers when previous post-Brexit checks were introduced. 'Significant and continued disruption' Doug Bannister, the chief executive, told the BBC that decisions on the expansion needed to be made 'imminently' and would cost an extra £2m, with the aim of finalising the design by the end of the year and starting work in the spring with Government funding. Work has already begun on the Dover Western Docks Revival scheme, the port's biggest-ever investment, which is reclaiming 13 hectares of land and building two deep-water berths, a marina and a new cargo terminal. Under Mr Bannister's plans to reduce 'unacceptable' delays when EES begins in the autumn of next year, this revival scheme would be adapted to allow passengers to use it rather than just cargo. He also said that an app might be developed to handle part of the registration process before people arrive at the port to avoid bottlenecks. Traffic numbers are nearly back to pre-Covid levels at the port. Mr Bannister has previously warned that they could cause 'significant and continued disruption for a very long time'. 'Juxtaposed' border checks Under EES, UK passengers entering from outside the Schengen area for the first time under the new syst){kind=link}
Bosses want to prevent even more ‘unacceptable’ chaos when the EU brings in new digital border checks next autumn
The Port of Dover could build out into the sea in an effort to cut passenger delays when the European Union brings in new digital border checks.
Holidaymakers are expected to face chaos when the Entry/Exit System (EES) begins, which will require any Briton who wants to travel to the EU to apply for a travel authorisation document that will allow them into the bloc for three years.
Every time they seek to enter the EU they will be expected to show a facial image and provide four fingerprints from which only children aged under 12 will be exempt.
It is expected to double queuing times for UK passengers at the Port of Dover.