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.