Passports have been checked since we didn't enter the Schengen area , so it's nothing new .why would the "colour code" of the country matter they were flying HOME to those countries not flying in from them
lets look at the full quote shall we
President of Airlines Association (ALA) in Spain Javier Gandara said: “There have already been problems at the airports over Easter and we need to avoid this happening in peak season.” He has called for National Police officers to be put on duty in Spanish airports to check passports, particularly British ones.
could this be because a number of British people have been causing trouble because they now find that they have to show their passports and follow the Rules to enter a foreign country and the old battle cry of the Brexiters "we British they wouldn't dare" turned out to be B/S