Customs computer systems disrupted at US airports for about 90 minutes
Posted Oct 14, 2015 8:31 pm.
Last Updated Oct 15, 2015 12:20 am.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that the computer systems used to process international travellers at airports across the United States went down for about 90 minutes Wednesday evening.
The outage led to widespread complaints on social media, with passengers posting reports of long lines at airports in New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth and other ports of entry into the U.S.
Customs said its agents processed international travellers using “alternative procedures” until the systems were back online.
“At this time, there is no indication the service disruption was malicious in nature,” the agency said.
