Border Force e-gates outage sparks chaos at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted

Passengers have vented their frustration after a “nationwide issue” with Border Force e-gates caused chaos at airports across the country into the early hours of Wednesday.

Images and footage posted on social media showed horrendous queues as passengers waited to have their passports checked at airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton.

The Home Office said the issue, which appeared to affect all UK airports, was resolved shortly after midnight on Wednesday.

Mother Joanna Griffin, who was stuck in a queue at Stansted Airport amid the disruption, told The Mirror: "[There are] loads of children waiting and no one has water or food. It’s a complete disgrace - they never have enough gates for a backup if the computer system fails."

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