Spain airport slammed by furious Brits over 'preferential treatment' for Irish tourists

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Spanish airport of giving "preferential treatment" to Irish passengers, who have a separate queue.Angry tourists took photos of passport control at Malaga Airport and moaned at the lengthy delay for travellers with a non-EU passport.Holidaymakers with British documents were forced to watch on from a separate queue as Irish fliers enjoyed an “express lane”.Pictures show a queue with black tape alongside a union jack for “all passengers” whilst a lane next to it has an Irish tricolour, an EU flag and green tape.Following Brexit, Brits can only stay in the EU’s free movement area for 90 out of 180 days, reports Dublin Live.They also have to get their passports stamped by authorities or risk being told they are unable to enter on another visit.But tourists from Ireland get passenger rights for travel in and out of Europe and its free movement area of 26 countries.One angry Brit posted on Twitter: "Sitting in Malaga Airport to return.

What a joke!“A huge queue for UK passengers stretching all the way back to duty free exit…whilst the lane for EU empty."Another added: “Preferential treatment for the one flight to Ireland.

Travellers beware.”Whilst a third complained: "Queues for passport control are ridiculous. Allow an extra hour after security."It comes after a whopping 3,000 passengers missed their flights at Madrid Airport and well-documented chaos at Manchester Airport last month.Stay up to date with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up to our free newsletter here.A top Spanish airlines expert, Javier Gandara, said: “There have already been problems at the airports over Easter and we need to avoid this happening in peak season.”The President of Airlines Association called for cops to be drafted in to help check.