Brussels Airport to Double Border Capacity to Ease Schengen Delays

Non-EU passport holders passing through Brussels Airport should prepare for transit delays.

The airport plans to double its border control capacity to handle long queues.

Eight new manual border counters will open by December 2026.

Six automated e-gates will arrive in early 2027.

The delays stem from the EU Entry/Exit System.

Biometric checks for non-EU travelers have increased processing times significantly.

Morning peak processing time has tripled per passenger.

Passengers across major European transport hubs now face waits of several hours.

Travelers flying from Denmark or Sweden through Brussels should carefully budget connection times.

Extra processing time is required when crossing Schengen external borders.

According to FlightGlobal, these infrastructure expansions aim to ease long-term airport congestion.