International passengers arriving at Heathrow Airport near London faced hours-long queues at immigration on Tuesday night, officials said, after Britain’s Border Force reported a nationwide computer outage.
Heathrow Airport, the country’s largest airport, said on social media at 9:15 p.m. “Border Force is currently facing a nationwide issue that is impacting passengers crossing the border.” .
Just before 2am on Wednesday at Heathrow Airport announced that the problem was resolvedHowever, it is unclear whether the same applies to other affected airports.
Manchester Airport, Gatwick Airport near London, belfast international airport Airports in Northern Ireland and several others were reported to be affected on Tuesday night, but the overall number of airports affected was not clear.
Officials say the cause of the problem is Border Force’s “eGates””, an immigration control point that processes passengers arriving through the border.
Officials at Gatwick and Manchester airports said on Tuesday that there were no flight delays or cancellations related to the outage, but they are working with Border Force officers to assist passengers facing immigration delays. He said that
It is unclear when the power outage began or what caused it. The Home Office, which oversees Border Force, did not immediately respond to an emailed inquiry on Tuesday.
image above Social media showed crowded and stagnant queues In front of the gates at Heathrow Airport, lined up under a sign that says ‘British Borders’.
