Border commuters on the proposal for new ID checks: "Terrible"

Ture Ertman has commuted between home in Skåne and work in Denmark for many years.

When the temporary ID checks were introduced in connection with the refugee crisis in 2015, it became much more difficult to commute, he says.

- It's not just about ID checks, it's transporter responsibility.

This will mean fewer departures and more delays, says Ture Ertman.

"Took an hour across the strait"

Carrier responsibility means that the carrier of trains, buses and planes is obliged to ensure that their passengers have a valid ID document.

When the temporary ID checks were introduced in 2016, all passengers had to go through barriers and show a valid ID before boarding the train at Kastrup.

- It could take an hour to cross the strait, says Ture Ertman and sighs loudly.

If the ID checks are introduced again, Ture Ertman believes that it will have major consequences for border commuting.

Extended border controls

- It's awful, it's very hard as an ordinary commuter to relate to it when you just have to go back and forth to work, says Anne Einarsson who also commutes between Denmark and Sweden.

Both she and Ture Ertman understand that it is necessary to control who comes in connection with the refugee wave from Ukraine, but neither of them advocates this solution.

- Considering the latest ID crank, it felt like it was a waste of police resources and passengers' time without any direct effect, says Anne Einarsson.

In the clip above, you can hear more commuters on Hyllie about what they think of the proposal to introduce ID checks.