Canadian travellers heading to Europe face passport-control waits that have tripled since the EU launched its new Entry Exit System (EES).
Travellers have been hit with severe delays across Europe due to the Entry Exit System (EES) this summer.
How the Entry Exit System works
The system requires non-EU citizens entering the Schengen area to provide their fingerprints and a photograph upon arrival.
This information is then checked when they leave.
For most Canadians, this process occurs at foreign airports, with the digital record kept for three years.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), an airline industry body, recently warned border queues could reach six hours this summer.
Ryanair has warned its passengers they face long waits at airports due to the new rules.
Delays reported across major hubs
At Rome's Fiumicino airport, authorities have integrated the EES with passport control barriers, as well as standalone kiosks.
However, the waiting times for Canadian citizens to get through passport control has risen from seven minutes to 20 minutes, according to the BBC.
This means queues take almost three times as long as normal.
Many border points are reportedly collecting the same initial scans multiple times.