PASSENGERS had to wait in huge lines as early as 4:30am this morning after another IT outage caused problems at Bristol Airport.
Holidaymakers trying to board their flight were delayed for more than an hour yesterday morning after a technical problem caused problems with the boarding pass ports.
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Smoking passengers called it an “absolute shame” after standing in line at security for an hour.
Similar scenes have been seen this morning as there were huge queues as early as 4:30am due to more problems.
Yesterday, a Bristol An airport spokesperson said: “Our automatic gates that read boarding passes had an IT outage in the early morning – this was fixed at 4:30 am, but as this is a busy period it meant that queues quickly formed.
“We are sorry to all the passengers affected this morning.”
Sun Online Travel has contacted Bristol Airport for additional comment.
Long queues at the airport have become the norm for UK travelers in recent months, caused by IT glitches and staff shortages.
Airports such as Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted have seen some of the worst queues, with five hour wait notifications and lines extending into the parking garages.
Almost a million holidaymakers went to the airport last weekend as the summer holidays started.
And it’s not just long queues – staff shortages at airports have also led to lost luggage, with shocking images of huge piles of abandoned luggage.
have been british warned that the chaos in travel luggage could last for months as even offers of £35 per hour for new baggage handlers have been ignored.
Strikes are also causing major problems for Britons.
Ryanair cabin crew across Spain going on strike for five months, while EasyJet employees also plan a strike this week, from July 29 to July 31.
And British Airways pilots threaten to walk away this summer, which could ground nearly all flights after a similar strike in 2019 caused chaos.
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