London Stansted airport hit by computer problems: major flight delays
Computer problems left hundreds of passengers stranded in long queues outside and inside the terminal
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In London, Stansted airport was hit by computer problems on Sunday 11 May that left hundreds of passengers stuck in long queues outside and inside the terminal and caused flight delays. The technical problems, which affected check-in, baggage handling and security, were later resolved, but flights continued to be delayed, the airport said in a statement, as reported by Reuters.
The blockade at 2.30 a.m. on 11 May
.According to the Independent around 2.30am on Sunday 11 May, the systems at London Stansted Airport crashed. Eight hours later, the airport stated that everything was working normally. But by then thousands of passengers, mainly with Ryanair flights, had missed their flights. Thousands more, mainly with Jet2 flights, faced long delays throughout the day.
On social media, photos of people in queues
.Pictures posted on social media showed people queuing at the airport. A journalist from the TV station Itv, Anne Alexander, stated on the X platform that she had missed her flight together with other travellers.
Stansted is the third largest airport by passengers
.Stansted, located 63 km from Rome, is London's third busiest airport in terms of passengers. London Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, was closed for almost a day in March due to a fire in an electrical substation. On Friday, Manchester Airport in the north-west of England was hit by a power supply problem that caused delays at immigration controls.
