UK Airports chaos: What has happened at Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, Edinburgh, Manchester?

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IT issue has stranded hundreds of passengers, including children without food and water at the border control section across areas like Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, and more. The issue has come to global attention as British travelers were left fuming over a technical fault surrounding the passport e-gates across multiple cities in Britain, according to reports.

Which cities were affected by the border control IT fault?

Airports in Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick, Edinburgh and Manchester, were all affected by the IT fault that left passengers stranded in queues for hours without food and water. Social media was ridden with pictures and videos of passengers, trying to enter UK through the border control section in these airports. According to the passengers stranded at these airports, there was no backup plan by the airport authorities in case some of the gates turned faulty.

British airports in pandemonium: Social media reacts

As the passport e-gate system went down, some of the passengers traveling from international destinations were not even allowed to disembark from their airplanes, according to The Mirror. A passenger airline from Lisbon did not allow passengers to disembark the aircraft and enter the airport premises for hours. This created a major issue for the passengers who were not even provided with basic amenities like food or water in this situation, claim reports.

Social media images and videos show angry passengers ranting at the state of the