International travellers are facing major delays at Australian airports due to a nationwide passport system outage. Australian Border Force (ABF) has since reported that the system issue has been resolved at Melbourne and Sydney airports.However, the disruption has caused long queues and extended wait times for inbound and outbound passengers.Sydney Airport is still experiencing a long line of passengers in the departures area who are waiting to have their passports processed.There is a long queue of passengers waiting to be processed through the Sydney departures area. (ABC News: Nick Dole)A Melbourne Airport spokesperson told the ABC the Australian Border Force (ABF) advised it was experiencing a nationwide system issue affecting all passengers.”[The] ABF is processing passengers manually,” the spokesperson said.”We are currently prioritising flights to manage passenger flows.”We appreciate passengers’ patience as ABF works to resolve this issue.” Adelaide International Airport has been unaffected, with only one international flight this morning and not another until this evening.In November last year, a similar technical outage affected SmartGate kiosks across the country that lasted two hours.
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International travellers are facing major delays at Australian airports due to a nationwide passport system outage.
Australian Border Force (ABF) has since reported that the system issue has been resolved at Melbourne and Sydney airports.
However, the disruption has caused long queues and extended wait times for inbound and outbound passengers.
Sydney Airport is still experiencing a long line of passengers in the departures area who are waiting to have their passports processed.
There is a long queue of passengers waiting to be processed through the Sydney departures area. (ABC News: Nick Dole)
A Melbourne Airport spokesperson told the ABC the Australian Border Force (ABF) advised it was experiencing a nationwide system issue affecting all passengers.
“[The] ABF is processing passengers manually,” the spokesperson said.
“We are currently prioritising flights to manage passenger flows.
“We appreciate passengers’ patience as ABF works to resolve this issue.”
Adelaide International Airport has been unaffected, with only one international flight this morning and not another until this evening.
In November last year, a similar technical outage affected SmartGate kiosks across the country that lasted two hours.
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International travellers are facing major delays at Australian airports due to a nationwide passport system outage.
Australian Border Force (ABF) has since reported that the system issue has been resolved at Melbourne and Sydney airports.
However, the disruption has caused long queues and extended wait times for inbound and outbound passengers.
Sydney Airport is still experiencing a long line of passengers in the departures area who are waiting to have their passports processed.
There is a long queue of passengers waiting to be processed through the Sydney departures area. (ABC News: Nick Dole)
A Melbourne Airport spokesperson told the ABC the Australian Border Force (ABF) advised it was experiencing a nationwide system issue affecting all passengers.
“[The] ABF is processing passengers manually,” the spokesperson said.
“We are currently prioritising flights to manage passenger flows.
“We appreciate passengers’ patience as ABF works to resolve this issue.”
Adelaide International Airport has been unaffected, with only one international flight this morning and not another until this evening.
In November last year, a similar technical outage affected SmartGate kiosks across the country that lasted two hours.
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International travellers are facing major delays at Australian airports due to a nationwide passport system outage.
Australian Border Force (ABF) has since reported that the system issue has been resolved at Melbourne and Sydney airports.
However, the disruption has caused long queues and extended wait times for inbound and outbound passengers.
Sydney Airport is still experiencing a long line of passengers in the departures area who are waiting to have their passports processed.
There is a long queue of passengers waiting to be processed through the Sydney departures area. (ABC News: Nick Dole)
A Melbourne Airport spokesperson told the ABC the Australian Border Force (ABF) advised it was experiencing a nationwide system issue affecting all passengers.
“[The] ABF is processing passengers manually,” the spokesperson said.
“We are currently prioritising flights to manage passenger flows.
“We appreciate passengers’ patience as ABF works to resolve this issue.”
Adelaide International Airport has been unaffected, with only one international flight this morning and not another until this evening.
In November last year, a similar technical outage affected SmartGate kiosks across the country that lasted two hours.