![]() This issue, which impacted a number of ports of entry, has since been resolved and the e-gates at Heathrow are back up and running again. In a statement, a Heathrow spokesman said: 'Earlier today, a systems failure impacted the e-gates, which are staffed and operated by Border Force. The airport even appeared to be blaming Border Force, which manages e-gates at ports across the country, for the chaos. Passengers posted images of massive queues on Twitter this morning, with one traveller estimating that more than a thousand people were waiting at immigration while another reported an expected waiting time of anywhere between two and four hours.Ī Heathrow spokesman told MailOnline that the e-gates broke down due to a 'national systems-wide issue' but that they are all back up and running. London Heathrow is in the grip of border bedlam yet again, with hundreds of infuriated travellers forced to wait up to four hours at arrivals in Terminals 3 and 5 or are being held on planes after e-gates crashed for the second time in less than two weeks. ![]()
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