RYANAIR boss has warned Brits not to be late for their flight as planes will takeoff without them.
The news comes after reports of hour-long delays at border control as a result of the introduction of the EU’s new Entry/Exit system (EES).
Talking on The Telegraph’s podcast, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said: “We will not wait for anybody.
“Our priority is to those passengers who are at the boarding gate when boarding starts. If you’re not at the boarding gate when we finish boarding, the plane is going without you.”
He further added that it is the responsibility of the traveller to leave enough time to get themselves through the airport on time.
It comes after reports of up to six-hour long queues at passport control and in some cases, passengers have missed flights as a result.
At the beginning of June, 150 Ryanair passengers missed their flight from Toulouse to the UK due to the queues.
In another case, British passengers who were still in the airport queuing through passport control missed their Ryanair flight from Athens to London Luton.
One passenger told the BBC at the time that there had been a “mega queue” at Athens International Airport where hundreds of people were waiting at both security and passport control.
The plane took off without around 50 of its passengers.
However, Michael O’Leary said that planes cannot wait for anyone caught up in the chaos.
He added: “We’re not delaying our flights for people who are stuck in passport control queues.
“They have to show up at the airport earlier [and] be at the boarding gate, otherwise they’re not flying.”
Ryanair had previously called for EES to be delayed until September to save the summer holidays – but it has continued to go ahead.
With EES still in place, airlines are advising Brits to leave arrive three to four hours early for your flight to Europe this summer.