Border System Outage Creates Chaos at U.K. Airports
- Electronic passport gates at British airports failed, forcing agents to manually check passengers' passports and causing hours-long delays.
- The Home Office said it is working to resolve the nationwide border system issue and minimize disruption for travelers.
- Tens of thousands of passengers at major airports including London Heathrow and Gatwick faced waits of two to four hours.
- While the issue did not impact national security, it caused frustration for arriving passengers.
- The system failures began Friday night and disrupted travel over a busy weekend and start of a school holiday week in the UK.
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