Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has warned passengers that the airline “will not wait for anybody” caught up in lengthy Entry/Exit System (EES) queues, insisting flights will depart without those who fail to reach the gate on time.His comments come after the new digital border system was fully introduced in April, with airports across Europe reporting long queues and some passengers missing flights as a result of delays at passport control.The EES is an automated border system for non-EU nationals, including UK citizens, entering the Schengen Area, and is now operational across 29 countries.Ryanair has been one of the loudest critics of the rollout in recent months, repeatedly warning about disruption and urging European governments to temporarily suspend the system during the busy summer travel period. Speaking on The Telegraph’s Travel Expert podcast, Mr O’Leary insisted: ‘We will not wait for anybody, our priority is those passengers who are at the boarding gate when boarding starts.’If you’re not at the boarding gate when we finish boarding, the plane is going without you.’ Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said ‘We will not wait for anybody’ The budget airline’s chief executive insisted plane will depart without passengers stuck in EES queuesIn May, a Ryanair flight heading from Toulouse to London took off without 150 of its passengers on board after lengthy queues at border control.Passengers were unable to reach their gate in time for flight FR282 to London Stansted on May 30.One woman travelling on the plane said the situation in the airport was ‘pure chaos’, with delays beginning after security. The passenger said between 400 and 500 people were all queuing in this area, and there was no real organisational system in place.As for what rights and protection passengers might have in such scenarios, Mr O’Leary said: ‘You don’t have any, which is regrettable but we’re not delaying our flights for people who are stuck in passport control queues.’Instead, he urged travellers to be prepared and arrive at the airport early.’They have to show up at the airport earlier, but they have to be at the boarding gate otherwise they’re not flying,’ he said.The travel boss identified airports including Lisbon, Madrid and Athens as ‘particularly bad’ for EES queues. He added that it was ‘regrettable’ that passengers didn’t have any rights in such situations The travel boss identified airports including Lisbon, Madrid, Athens and Greece as ‘particularly bad’ for EES queues Mr O’Leary added: ‘There are about 15 airports where there are real problems, two, three hour waits at border control which to my mind is unacceptable.’Soon after the EES was fully rolled out, the budget Irish carrier wrote to the governments of all 29 countries and urged them to suspend the EES until September to help manage queues during the peak summer season.Regarding Spain, which has been particularly affected by the system, Ryanair said: ‘Despite knowing for over three years that the EES would be fully operational by April 10, 2026, Spanish authorities have failed to ensure adequate staffing, system readiness, or the installation of kiosks.’ Alicante is home to one of Spain’s busiest airports and the country’s police union recently reported the airport is being pushed to ‘breaking point’ over the EES system and lack of staff, according to Olive Press. Meanwhile Málaga Airport has also been affected and a British holidaymaker was left stranded in the hub with her daughter after missing her flight.Michelle Maguire, 38, and her daughter were due to fly back from Malaga to Liverpool but did not make it home until 24 hours later after getting held up in travel chaos which eventually cost the family £1,000. When the EES was full rolled out, Ryanair wrote to the governments of all 29 countries and urged them to temporarily suspend itThe airline explained how waiting times are over one to two hours at many airports including Málaga, Alicante, Lanzarote, Tenerife South, Gran Canaria, Reus and Fuerteventura.In its statement on Italy, Ryanair reveals queues have been particularly bad in Bergamo, Malpensa, Fiumicino, Ciampino, Venice, Turin, Palermo, Pisa and Naples.Meanwhile, in France, there have been long queues at Beauvais, Marseille and Nantes airports. Aside from troublesome EES queues, Ryanair made headlines recently after a passenger was partially sucked out of a window at 20,000ft.Ljubiša Karovi?, from Serbia, was left hanging outside the aircraft while his desperate wife, Svetlana Grkovi?, clung to his feet after a piece of the engine broke away during the flight and smashed through the window.The Boeing 737-800 flight FR1879 – travelling from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany – was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing at its departure airport following the dramatic incident.Passengers said they heard a deafening bang moments after take-off, which turned out to be the aircraft’s window shattering.Moments later, Mr Karovi? – seated next to the window – was sucked through the opening, placing him within inches of death. Ryanair made headlines recently after a passenger was partially sucked out of a window at 20,000ftBut his wife held him by his legs for about five minutes, after which fellow passengers were able to pull him back into the cabin as oxygen masks dropped down. ‘I reacted immediately and grabbed his legs. I thought: “If we die, we die together.” It was horrible,’ she recalled.A Ryanair spokesman previously told the Daily Mail: ‘A Ryanair flight from Thessaloniki to Memmingen on Friday morning returned to Thessaloniki shortly after take-off when a passenger window dislodged in flight.’The aircraft landed normally and passengers returned to the terminal.’One passenger requested and received medical assistance on the ground in Thessaloniki.’In order to minimise any delay, a replacement aircraft was arranged to bring passengers to Memmingen which departed Thessaloniki at 9.53am local [time] this morning.’