Alicante-Elche EES Border Checks
- The popular Alicante-Elche airport on Spain's Costa Blanca is the latest to implement the new EES passport checks for travellers from outside of the EU.
- Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport has become the latest Spanish travel hub to start using the new EES system for non-EU residents.
- READ ALSO: What will new EES border checks mean for non-EU residents in Europe?
Alicante Airport Now Using EU’s New EES Passport Checks
The popular Alicante-Elche airport on Spain’s Costa Blanca is the latest to implement the new EES passport checks for travellers from outside of the EU.
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport has become the latest Spanish travel hub to start using the new EES system for non-EU residents. The rollout of EES at Alicante is the latest in a series of Spanish airports phasing in the new border technology.
READ ALSO: What will new EES border checks mean for non-EU residents in Europe?
Alicante, which serves as a travel hub not only for the Alicante and Elche areas but the Murcia region and southern valencia, has already rolled out the new system.
That’s according to the British Embassy in Spain, which on Friday October 31st posted on its Facebook page ‘Brits in Spain’ to warn UK nationals that Alicante-Elche airport is now using the new biometric border system.
A staggering 6.12 million British passengers used Alicante airport in 2024 alone, meaning that the sheer number of non-EU nationals using the airport will put EES to the test as a result.
Reports in the local press state that Alicante-El