Holiday hotspots including Ibiza, Lanzarote, Mallorca and Tenerife Sur were all affected by the change
Holidaymakers travelling to Spain from the UK are being urged to check their passports when arriving and exiting the country. Previously the Spanish government said Brits could use the automated border control eGates at airports in an effort to ease long queues.
After Brexit UK passengers had to use the manual non-EU queue to enter and exit Spain. But several airports across the country have reversed the rule so they could continue to use the automated eGates instead, Liverpool Echo reports. In a tweet Spain’s tourist board said: "British Citizens can now use the Automated Border Control eGates for Schengen passport holders at select Spanish Airports: Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao, Girona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Lanzarote, Madrid, Málaga, Mallorca, Menorca, Valencia, Fuerteventura, Sevilla, Tenerife Sur."However, the Foreign Office has urged Brits to make sure they have their passport stamped by border officials upon entering and leaving the country.
The UK Foreign Office advised: "On arrival or departure, check you are eligible to use the e-gates and that you are in the right queue. When using an e-gate, your entry/exit is recorded on the computer system. "A border officer may also stamp your passport after you have passed through the e-gate; this is for airport operational reasons. If you use a manned booth, check that your passport is stamped by the border officer when you enter or exit as a visitor."
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