Major delays at London airport after power outage

Travellers have been warned to expect delays after a largescale power outage at Stansted Airport.

Photos and video shared by angry passengers show how the terminal was rammed with people standing waiting as the time to get to their flights slowed down so severely.

The problems affected systems across the airport, including baggage handling, check-in and security.

Although the power issue has now been resolved, knock-on delays remain and so people were warned to give themselves extra time.

Alongside video of the chaos, one passenger wrote on X: ‘I’m missing my flight. I arrived 2 hours and a half earlier. They are working with half of the machines causing queues of more than an hour.’

A Stansted spokesperson said: ‘Earlier this morning, we experienced a partial power outage in the terminal that affected a number of airport systems, including check-in, security and baggage.

Stansted Airport is in Essex, north east of London (Picture: Getty)

‘Power is now restored, and our teams are working hard to get systems back up and running as quickly as possible.

‘However, it is taking slightly longer than usual for passengers to pass through the terminal while systems recover.

‘Flights are operating as normal, but passengers are advised to allow plenty of time for their travel and check with their airline for the most up-to-date flight information.

‘We apologise to passengers for the inconvenience and disruption to their journeys today.’

The airport in Essex is not the only London airport hit by disruption today.

Strikes by Border Force officers at Heathrow began today, threatening chaos during upcoming the May bank holiday.

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