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International airline passengers arriving at Heathrow Airport close to London and at different airports in Britain have been dealing with lengthy traces at immigration checkpoints on Tuesday night after the nation’s Border Force reported a nationwide pc outage, officers stated.
“Border Force is at present experiencing a nationwide subject which is impacting passengers being processed by way of the border,” Heathrow, the nation’s largest airport, stated on social media at 9:15 p.m.
The drawback was additionally affecting Manchester Airport, Gatwick Airport close to London and Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland. The general variety of affected airports wasn’t clear.
Officials stated that the issue originated with the Border Force’s “eGates,” immigration checkpoints that course of arriving passengers by way of the border.
Officials at Gatwick and Manchester Airports stated that there have been no flight delays or cancellations associated to the outage, however stated that they have been working with Border Force officers to help passengers experiencing delays at immigration.
It was unclear when the outage started or what particularly brought about it. An inquiry emailed to the U.Ok.’s Home Office, which administers the Border Force, was not instantly returned Tuesday.
Images on social media showed crammed, stagnant lines in entrance of a row of gates beneath indicators that learn “UK Border” at Heathrow Airport.
