It's understood the issue is affecting airports across the UK and one passenger said passport control was 'completely jammed up'.
Passengers arriving at Edinburgh Airport have been facing chaos following a "nationwide technical outage" affecting the UK Border Force system.
Edinburgh Airport said longer wait times for arriving passengers could be expected, with teams in the arrivals hall providing support. The UK Border Force, who manage passport control, are working to fix the issue. "This is resulting in longer wait times for arriving passengers. Our teams are in the arrivals hall providing support as partners from UKBF work to fix the issue."
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