Just a fortnight after the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) became mandatory, peak-afternoon passport lines at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle have stretched beyond two hours, especially in Terminal 2E where long-haul flights cluster. Private-hire firm MyDriverParis reports a 40 % week-on-week surge in bookings for its €250-per-party VIP Meet-and-Greet that channels clients through an assisted passenger lane coordinated with the Police aux Frontières. Airport sources say biometric kiosks are processing about 35 % fewer passengers per hour than forecast as first-time registrations trigger repeated fingerprint scans. Aéroports de Paris is redeploying staff, but industry groups are pressing the interior ministry to allow ‘trusted-traveller’ pre-enrolment to smooth flows before the summer Olympics influx. For business travellers the practical advice is to budget at least three hours between landing and on-site meetings or book verified concierge services early—most vendors require 48-hour notice and are close to capacity on Mondays and Fridays. Global-mobility managers relocating staff to France should also revisit connection times on multi-sector tickets: airlines’ minimum connection times set in 2025 are proving unrealistic for non-EU passport holders who must complete full biometric capture on first entry.
Source: MyDriverParis
