Chaos at London and other UK airports due to e-gate technical problems
Passengers are experiencing delays at a number of UK airports due to a nationwide “technical outage” with UK Border Force e-gates.
Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester airports all confirmed issues with passengers being processed through the border on Tuesday evening.
Footage posted on social media showed large queues of passengers waiting at passport control. Manchester airport said a dedicated team and customer services staff were supporting passengers while UK Border Force fixes the issue.
The hub wrote on X: “UK Border Force is experiencing nationwide issues affecting eGates at a number of airports, including Manchester. Our teams are supporting UK Border Force staff to minimise disruption to passengers while they fix the problem.
Passengers are already facing disrupted journeys to and from airports due to industrial action affecting train services across the UK throughout this week until Saturday. Gatwick earlier said there would be limited or cancelled train services to and from the airport in Sussex and advised people to plan their journey in advance and leave additional time.
