Passengers at Sydney Airport are experiencing massive delays this morning after “technical issues” impacted the airport’s security screening system.
Travellers passing through the T1 International and T2 Domestic terminals have faced extended wait times since the early hours of the morning.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports the systems appear to be back online and that staff are now processing passengers, but huge delays are to be expected.
Images taken at the airport show hundreds of passengers waiting for the system to come back online.
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Epic delays at Sydney airport domestic.
The security cameras aren’t working so security ain’t open…
Fun pic.twitter.com/xbh7lqVFG3— Feenicks (@feenicks) March 8, 2018
Hello early flight, hello IT failure @SydneyAirport #Sydney pic.twitter.com/JA95lRsK2Y
— Stephen Smiley (@StephenSmiley) March 8, 2018
The Qantas-operated T3 domestic terminal is unaffected.
Sydney Airport advises passengers to check in with their airlines regarding delays to specific flights.
UPDATE: We’re experiencing technical issues at T1 and T2 causing interruptions to passenger processing. Please check with your airline for up to date information about your flight. https://t.co/aJncKez0p9
— Sydney Airport (@SydneyAirport) March 8, 2018
We’ll update this story as it develops.
