Australian Border Force processing system outages impact international arrivals and departures at international airports nationwide.
An Australian Border Force processing system outage has caused delays for arrivals and departures at international airports across the country.
There is a technical outage affecting SmartGate kiosks for inbound and outbound passengers at international airports nationwide."The issue is currently being rectified and systems are slowly returning online," the spokesperson said. A Sydney Airport spokesperson said it was causing delays for passengers at the country's busiest airport.
"Passengers travelling today are encouraged to check with their airline regarding the status of their flight, and leave plenty of time when travelling to the T1 International Terminal," the spokesperson said.Thiago Moreira arrived at Sydney International Airport for his trip to Brazil and said he checked his bags in before being told by staff the system was offline and all passengers needed to be processed manually.
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