On Monday, June 26, 2023, there were longer waiting times at passport controls at Brussels Airport. This affected travelers who wanted to leave the Schengen area or who had arrived outside of this region. Some passengers vented their displeasure on social media, as at times the waiting time was over four hours. Numerous departing passengers are said to have missed their flights because of this. However, they are likely to have very poor prospects of compensation, as the European Court of Justice ruled some time ago that sovereign identity checks are not the responsibility of airlines and travelers must expect that there may be waiting times here. Absurd: Many airlines only open the baggage drop-off and check-in counters three to two hours before the scheduled departure. Even if you had reported there in good time, it would have been almost impossible to reach the gate on time with a wait of over four hours before the exit check by the Belgian police. Some carriers accepted delays and waited for their passengers, but others took off with (almost) empty planes so as not to disrupt their flight schedules. People who arrived in Belgium from non-Schengen destinations or who changed to Schengen flights here were also affected by long waiting times. On social media, it can be read that people sometimes had to wait three hours or more in front of the supposedly only open counter. Brussels Airport points out in a statement that it has no influence on the passport controls carried out by the police. They are happy with what happened, but on