Travelling on a Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday? You are in luck! The delays only affect travellers crossing the external border of the Schengen area. This means passengers to and from the US, UK or Canada, can expect delays. Border guards will return to work on Saturday and Sunday, but go back on a two-day strike on Monday, then return to work on Wednesday. The Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday strikes by border guards will continue for a month unless an agreement is reached. Police officers have only been calling in sick on Fridays. This means that if you are travelling on a Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday you should not see longer lines than usual.
Travelling on a Friday? You can expect to stand in line for a long, long time. The strike schedule of the border guards and wildcat strikes of police officers means that people travelling on Fridays can expect extremely long lines.
Travelling to or from the UK, US and Canada? Out of luck. Only travellers crossing the external Schengen border need to go through passport control at Keflavík Airport. This means only travellers to or from the US, UK and Canada are affected by the strike.
Will you miss your flight? At least not in Keflavík. The strike and the long lines will cause flights to be delayed, as the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that planes wait for passengers who have already checked in but are stuck in line at passport control. You should contact your airline to see what effect this will have on any connecting flights you might have.
Travelling on a Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday? You are in luck! The delays only affect travellers crossing the external border of the Schengen area. This means passengers to and from the US, UK or Canada, can expect delays. Border guards will return to work on Saturday and Sunday, but go back on a two-day strike on Monday, then return to work on Wednesday. The Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday strikes by border guards will continue for a month unless an agreement is reached. Police officers have only been calling in sick on Fridays. This means that if you are travelling on a Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday you should not see longer lines than usual.
Travelling on a Friday? You can expect to stand in line for a long, long time. The strike schedule of the border guards and wildcat strikes of police officers means that people travelling on Fridays can expect extremely long lines.
Travelling to or from the UK, US and Canada? Out of luck. Only travellers crossing the external Schengen border need to go through passport control at Keflavík Airport. This means only travellers to or from the US, UK and Canada are affected by the strike.
Will you miss your flight? At least not in Keflavík. The strike and the long lines will cause flights to be delayed, as the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that planes wait for passengers who have already checked in but are stuck in line at passport control. You should contact your airline to see what effect this will have on any connecting flights you might have.
