Any port or airport claiming they are “not ready” for new EU border controls are “just saying they didn’t do a good job”, Eurotunnel’s boss has said. The European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES), which is to be phased in from October, will include passengers having their photo and fingerprints taken when travelling to the EU. Eurotunnel chief executive Yann Leriche said the new system will have “minimal impact” on customer experience, and estimates just two minutes of added time to the average journey from his terminals in Folkestone and Calais. “As you will see, EES will have a minimal impact, not exactly zero, but a minimal impact on the time to cross the Channel,” said Mr Leriche. It has spent £11 million overhauling its border facilities at London St Pancras station.