Travel news around the world: Customs Computers Reportedly Working Again At Airports Nationwide [UPDATE]

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Customs Computers Reportedly Working Again At Airports Nationwide [UPDATE]

Epic line at @BostonLogan immigration. Rumor is all computers down. Some still on jetways. No movement in 30 min pic.twitter.com/1BZxkq0wxh
— Jeremy Hitchcock (@jhitchco) October 14, 2015

Customs kiosks at several airports nationwide are back up again after a malfunction that caused travelers major delays, CNBC reports.

Earlier Wednesday evening, passengers at Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Dallas-Forth Worth, Charlotte and Baltimore airports reported technical problems checking in to customs.

Representatives from Dallas/Fort Worth and Logan International Airports said it appeared to be a "national outage," and referred HuffPost to Customs and Border Protection, which has not yet responded to calls or emails.

According to CNBC, the malfunction appeared to stem from terror watch lists.

JUST IN: Dept. of Homeland Security computer system that checks airline passengers on terror watch lists is experiencing service disruption.
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) October 15, 2015

Travelers are reporting @CustomsBorder computer systems down at JFK and Boston Logan.
— Mashable Travel (@MashableTravel) October 14, 2015

LAX confirms their customs computers are currently down. Similar reports from major airports across the country.
— Scott Williams (@ScottyDubsLA) October 15, 2015

Did #jfk just get hacked?!! No computers r working, no one can get thru customs. No explanations #jfkhacked @foxnews @dailynews @nypost
— B Lee (@mixiebug) October 14, 2015

Charlotte airport, every passport/customs Kiosk is down. Somehow, I made my connecting flight!
— Patrice J. Williams (@PatriceJWill) October 15, 2015

Challenges in a digital world... @emirates check in system crashed at JFK airport NYC. pic.twitter.com/YPWRLgSwKM
— Munesh Makhija (@muneshm) October 14, 2015

This story is developing. Check back for updates.

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