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Airport chaos across Australia as major system outage sparks huge queues and lengthy delays

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Powell, C. (2026, September 18). Airport chaos across Australia as major system outage sparks huge queues and lengthy delays. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16140901/australia-airports-sydney-melbourne-brisbane-outage-delays-queues.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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On Friday morning, a technical outage at e-gates affected Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne airports in Australia, causing major delays and long lines for passengers. The Australian Border Force reported that additional officers were deployed to manually process travelers while attempting to minimize disruption. Social media users shared images of extensive queues spilling into check-in areas. By late morning, the issue was resolved, leading to a gradual reduction in wait times as systems returned to normal operation.

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On Friday, system outages at e-gates caused chaos at Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne airports, with passengers experiencing huge queues and major delays. The Australian Border Force confirmed the issue and deployed additional staff to manually process travelers. Social media users shared images of long lines spilling into check-in areas. Despite the disruptions, the problem was reportedly resolved by late morning, allowing queues to start clearing as systems returned to normal operation.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Passengers at Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne airports were stuck in huge queues and facing major delays after a system outage. asserted

Passengers → see → outage

The airports' international terminals were impacted by a technical outage relating to the e-gates during Friday morning. asserted

terminals → impact → morning

'The Australian Border Force is aware of a technical outage impacting e-gates for outbound and some inbound passengers,' a spokesperson said. asserted

spokesperson → impact → passengers

'Brisbane International Airport, Melbourne International Airport, and Sydney International Airport are currently impacted. asserted

Airport → impact → ?

'Additional ABF officers are being surged into work areas to manually process passengers and provide as minimal disruption as possible. asserted

officers → surge → disruption

We appreciate travellers' patience as we continue to work through the issue.' asserted

we → appreciate → issue

Australians posted photos on social media of lines snaking through terminal aisles. asserted

Australians → post → aisles

'Extensive queueing throughout terminal spilling into check in areas,' one user in Sydney said. asserted

user → spill → Sydney

Passengers at Sydney , Brisbane and Melbourne airports were stuck in huge queues and facing major delays after a system outage on Friday Australians posted photos on social media of queues snaking through terminal aisles It is understood the issue was resolved late on Friday morning, with queues beginning to clear as the systems returned to normal It is understood the issue was resolved late on Friday morning, with queues beginning to clear as the systems returned to normal. asserted

systems → stick → morning

Airport chaos across Australia as major system outage sparks huge queues and lengthy delays

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