Brussels Airport (BRU): Border control

[BrightCedars]

They have modernised the arrival area in the B pier, for non-Schengen passengers. The number of e-gates for Belgians is limited, the number of e-gates for foreigners is non existent! I've been thru e-gates as a Belgian in many airports around the world. Indonesia is a dream: you just scan your passport and walk through. You feel the wait for your luggage to arrive at the belt Here in Brussels, I accompanied my wife (non-EU citizen but with a Belgian electronic residency card) to the EU queue on Monday morning and it took like 1/2h for a short queue, 2-3 officers manning a potential 4 desks and catering to diplomats, crews, and eventually EU residents. Why can't they use the e-gates too? At least the luggage was already there when we reached the carousel, which personally I don't like for security concerns.
I have to admit I am very disappointed by the modernisation of the area; seems more like they just added room for longer queues!

[Airbus330lover]

That's one of the reasons why I enter the EU via MUC or VIE when returning from Asia. I avoid this kind of recurring problem. With 5/6 flights /year coming from Cambodia via SIN or BKK, plenty of choices.

[Atlantis]

Stay tuned for more updates and news regarding entry/exit border controls and put Brussels as a premium destination.
This after the US ambassador visited BRU today together with high representatives of the airlines, CEO of BRU and the Federal police.

[Stij]

Stay tuned for more updates and news regarding entry/exit border controls and put Brussels as a premium destination.
This after the US ambassador visited BRU today together with high representatives of the airlines, CEO of BRU and the Federal police.

The long expected DUB experience?

[TimTam]

The DUB experience would be worth implementing to bring some relief, but would only apply to flights to the USA (correct me if I am wrong).
At a time where travel to the US is slowing down for obvious reasons, I would not consider it a priority.
But better this than nothing.

For the staffing problems for immigration control in particular at BRU, I will venture into a proposal which cannot be put into practice overnight, but would perhaps help solve these problems, provided "our" politicians show some good will and do not let the project sleep for years or decades.
The idea would be to create within the Belgian Air Force, an administrative unit that COULD be called "Belgian Air Force Unit for Air Border Control". Easier said than done, I agree. It would imply, recruiting and training of an administrative component or unit to be kept motivated by "incentives" (to be defined) as the job might be considered boring. Again, if you apply for the job and are "hired", do not complain.
In addition these military service members would be submitted to military duty and discipline.
My two cents... just food for thought, or perhaps an avenue of reflection for a not too distant (?) future solution.