Long queues of hundreds of people at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, with frustrated passengers complaining of delays of several hours
Passengers who flew to Britain today faced big delays after they landdue to an issue that arose at the country’s airports related to the operation of the automated screening gates, where passports are checked, after arrival in Britain.
Hello and a very good morning indeed from London Heathrow T5 where the current situation is quite a mess due to what seems to be a nationwide failure of the UK Border Control IT system. Thank you Brexit! But at least the weather is good… #heathrow #fail pic.twitter.com/ofeg2FdaaT
— Ivan Coninx (@ivanconinx) May 27, 2023
Photos posted on social media showed long queues of hundreds of people at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, with frustrated passengers complaining of several hours of delays waiting in queues.
We have cultivated such a reliance on technology that, when it fails us – the entire system falls apart.
Thousands of people across UK airports such as Luton and Heathrow queued for 3-4+ hours because the e-gate passports stopped working.
It was a fiasco like no other. pic.twitter.com/xLD7smkROl
— Anna McGovern (@AnnaMcGovernUK) May 27, 2023
“We have been made aware of an issue with the border security system across the country which is affecting arrivals into the UK,” said a spokesman for Britain’s Home Office, which oversees border controls.
“We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and are working with airport managers and airlines to minimize disruption to travelers,” officials told Reuters.
Source :Skai
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