UK airport chaos updates — Border Force system down as Heathrow & Gatwick e-gates crash causing ‘mother of all queues’

PASSENGERS are facing hour long delays across the UK at major airports after a nationwide Border Force system crash.

An error in the crucial system has sparked chaos throughout border control machines – leaving three hour waits at GatwickHeathrow, Luton and Stansted.

The eGate malfunctions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton first began experiencing problems on Friday night.

A spokesperson for the Home Office said: “We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible and are liaising with port operators and airlines to minimise disruption for travellers.”

One woman who landed into Heathrow this morning at around 6.am wrote: “Returning from Dubai overnight to this mother of queues.”

Read our UK airport chaos live blog below for the latest updates…

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