UK Airports Briefly Snarled By Border Force Software Outage

A software outage temporarily affected the U.K. Border Force's automated entry gates, slowing arrivals at airports across the country. From a report: Hubs in London Heathrow and Manchester reported issues before the Home Office said the problem was resolved. "We're aware of a systems failure impacting the e-gates, which are staffed & operated by Border Force," Heathrow said in a tweet. "This issue is impacting a number of ports of entry." Travelers reported long lines at Heathrow, with documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux describing a "human logjam" at the nation's largest airport.

Border Farce

[nicolaiplum]

Remember, the name of the department is spelled B O R D E R F A R C E.

The incompetence, in particular the unreliable technology and under-staffing of a service which all these people queueing are paying for - via the airline ticket Passenger Service Charge - is nothing new.

And nobody noticed

[Growlley]

because they are already in chaos.

Re: And nobody noticed

[pele]

Always were, always will be. Just like the NHS, police, pensions, education, education, education and - the new kid on the block - energy.

Re:

[arglebargle_xiv]

Gadzooks!

So

[pele]

Thos gates actually work?
I thought they were there for show.
Funny.