Nationwide electronic gate failure causes travel chaos in UK airports.
TL;DR
A technical problem shut electronic border gates at airports across the UK for most of the day, forcing everyone to have their passports checked manually on what was expected to be one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. The Home Office said all the electronic gates were working again, but provided no details about what caused the problem. The glitch caused travel chaos last summer when foreign travel surged following the coronavirus pandemic.
- Systems error affecting electronic gates leaves travelers to UK waiting for hours ABC News
- Electronic passport gates fail at all Britain's major airports The Telegraph
- Nationwide border system at UK airports now operating as normal, says Home Office CNN
- Travel chaos: British Airways ruins holidays as system failure cancels 200 flights Express
- Passengers complain of delays after airport e-gates stop working nationwide Sky News
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