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Given it opens on 1 Jan, does anyone know the story behind this? > However, border checks will end only on March 26 at airports due to technical issues. Inabi

• dogma1138 4y ago
  There will be no passport control what so ever for inner Schengen flights so it doesn’t matter what passport you are holding so it’s more likely to have to do with the design of the arrivals routes as well as being able to selectively configure arrival gates for Schengen vs international to make sure that only Schengen flights bypass passport control.
• senko 4y ago
  My understanding is the gates will be reallocated to avoid the passport checks. This is a bit more involved than just raising the ramps at road crossings.
  • Terretta 4y ago
    My first thought too, but something about "technical issues" phrasing sounded more e-something. Also physical builds with plenty lead time tend to happen, while e-plans tend to miss dates. So just curious.
• dkjaudyeqooe 4y ago
  This is a measure to help the airline industry adapt to the change. March 26 is the date of the switch from the winter schedule to the summer schedule for airlines. There are differing rules and visas for entry into Croatia versus Schengen, and changes on the ground like different gate assignments, and given the timing of the final decision (Dec 9th, midway through the winter schedule) it would have meant that airlines would be speculatively changing the rules on their flights mid year, which is obviously unworkable.