People queue to check in at Heathrow Airport in London, England.
Long queues were building at British airports on Tuesday night, including the biggest Heathrow, after the country's Border Force suffered a nationwide technical issue that affected passport control.
One traveller described border officials rushing to manually process passport holders.
Videos posted on social media platform X showed long queues of passengers at passport desks in airports including London's Stansted and Heathrow.
"We are aware of a technical issue affecting e-gates across the country," a Home Office spokesperson said.
Persons:
Sam Morter
Organizations:
Heathrow Airport, country's Border Force, Border Force, London's Stansted
Locations:
London, England, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sri Lanka