Airports across Australia hit with delays due to security outage
A nationwide security outage believed to be linked to Australian Border Force terminals is causing delays at airports across Australia.
The outage caused delays of between 15 and 30 minutes at airports including Sydney and Brisbane on Monday morning.
By 11am the outage was still affecting a number of airports, though some, including Melbourne, said the system had begun working again.
In Sydney, the delays, related to the smart-gate passport processing at international departures, were about half an hour during the morning peak.
At Brisbane airport, delays began at about 6am but were only about 15 minutes for outbound passengers as a result of issues affecting smart gates.
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