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Wonder who they are going to blame for this mishap?
US Customs and Border Protection computer systems went down across the nation Monday night, leaving passengers stranded and irate.
Nationwide Customs Computer System Outage Creates Chaos at US Airports (Photos - video)
https://sputniknews.com/us/201701031049208400-customs-outage-chaos-US/
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various air ports of entry and taking immediate action to address the technology disruption," the agency said in a statement.
"CBP officers continue to process international travelers using alternative procedures until systems are back online. Travelers at some ports of entry are experiencing longer than usual wait times and CBP officers are working to process travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security." Passengers on social media are posting photos of huge lines, as airports scramble to respond.
Stranded passengers are complaining on social media of rising temperatures and fraying tempers.
There are reports of illness and panic attacks as airports fill up with people who cannot exit.
January 2 is a day off for many people, the day the New Year's Day holiday is observed this year. Many airlines had warned passengers to expect heavier than usual traffic because of the holiday.
Computer outage creates major delays at U.S. airports
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/customs-airports-country-experience-computer-outage-article-1.2932184
The outage began at 5 p.m. and was corrected by about 9 p.m., officials said. But the agency didn't send out a tweet announcing the problem was fixed until closer to 10:30 p.m.
“All airports are back on line after a temporary outage of #CBP’s processing systems. No indication the disruption was malicious in nature,” the agency wrote.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were forced to process travelers via a slower back up system when the computers went down.
A spokesman for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta — one of the busiest in the world — said the computer outage was nationwide.
Social media was filled with complaints from frustrated travelers flying back to the U.S. through major gateway cities like Miami, Boston and Washington, D.C.
Computers were also down at JFK Airport, but it was unclear if LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport were affected.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Customs refused to comment on what might have caused the glitch.
“U.S. Customs and Border Protection is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various airports of entry and taking immediate action to address the technology disruption,” the spokeswoman said.
“CBP officers continue to process international travelers using alternative procedures until systems are back online. Travelers at some ports of entry are experiencing longer than usual wait times and CBP officers are working to process travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security,” the spokeswoman added.
Passengers posted pictures of the massive lines to get through U.S. customs and there were reports of two people passing out while waiting for entry.
Traveler Kristin Klingshirn told the News that her plane to Atlanta from Mexico was held for an hour on the runway after landing.
The delay was to help airport workers trying to ease congestion at customs, she said.
Mayhem at airports as immigration system inexplicably crashes - causing huge lines and hours of disruption on one of the busiest travel days of the year - but officials dismiss suggestion of hacking (Photos - video)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4083174/Chaos-customs-Madness-enfolds-major-airports-customs-processing-malfunctions-causing-massive-lines-one-busiest-travel-days-year.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Major airports in New York, Houston, Atlanta and Miami were affected by these delays on the US public holiday. There were also long lines in Boston's Logan Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
The traveling snafu caused delays ranging from 30 minutes to two hours and hundreds of people got off flights and into motionless queues.
According to CNN, 30 flights into Miami International Airport were delayed beginning at 6pm.
John F Kennedy International Airport had delays up to 90 minutes long. The outage began around 5pm and lasted until 9pm. Some passengers had to be processed by hand because of the glitch.
During the outage, passengers were able to be processed because customs had access to national security-related databases. There is no evidence that the computer malfunction signified hacking.
The agency said in a statement: 'US Customs and Border Protection is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various air ports of entry and taking immediate action to address the technology disruption.'
'CBP took immediate action to address the issue and CBP officers continued to process international travelers using alternative procedures at airports experiencing the disruption.'
'Travelers at some ports of entry experienced longer than usual wait times as CBP officers processed travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security.'
'During the technology disruption, CBP had access to national security-related databases and all travelers were screened according to security standards.
At this time, there is no indication the service disruption was malicious in nature.'
There was outrage at a number of other airports across the US as streams of flights were cancelled for a variety of reasons.
Jen Phillips posted her anger over a member of the armed forces being forced to sleep on the floor at Baltimore–Washington International Airport in Maryland due to delays.
She tweeted the airport and Southwest Airlines and said: 'You let a member of our armed services sleep on the floor overnight after missing a connection? Really? Shaking my head.'
The furious passenger told MailOnline she had to re-book her flight six times after it was cancelled. It was still delayed, and she had to spend the evening sleeping on the floor too.
The reason given for the problems was inclement weather conditions in the Georgia and Florida area, but Southwest had complaints piling up from angry customers.
Other passengers were told a lack of staff was the reason for their delay, while Southwest blamed air traffic control for other delays and cancellations.
MailOnline contacted Southwest, but nobody was immediately available to comment.
US Customs and Border Protection computer systems went down across the nation Monday night, leaving passengers stranded and irate.
Nationwide Customs Computer System Outage Creates Chaos at US Airports (Photos - video)
https://sputniknews.com/us/201701031049208400-customs-outage-chaos-US/
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various air ports of entry and taking immediate action to address the technology disruption," the agency said in a statement.
"CBP officers continue to process international travelers using alternative procedures until systems are back online. Travelers at some ports of entry are experiencing longer than usual wait times and CBP officers are working to process travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security." Passengers on social media are posting photos of huge lines, as airports scramble to respond.
Stranded passengers are complaining on social media of rising temperatures and fraying tempers.
There are reports of illness and panic attacks as airports fill up with people who cannot exit.
January 2 is a day off for many people, the day the New Year's Day holiday is observed this year. Many airlines had warned passengers to expect heavier than usual traffic because of the holiday.
Computer outage creates major delays at U.S. airports
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/customs-airports-country-experience-computer-outage-article-1.2932184
The outage began at 5 p.m. and was corrected by about 9 p.m., officials said. But the agency didn't send out a tweet announcing the problem was fixed until closer to 10:30 p.m.
“All airports are back on line after a temporary outage of #CBP’s processing systems. No indication the disruption was malicious in nature,” the agency wrote.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were forced to process travelers via a slower back up system when the computers went down.
A spokesman for Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta — one of the busiest in the world — said the computer outage was nationwide.
Social media was filled with complaints from frustrated travelers flying back to the U.S. through major gateway cities like Miami, Boston and Washington, D.C.
Computers were also down at JFK Airport, but it was unclear if LaGuardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport were affected.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Customs refused to comment on what might have caused the glitch.
“U.S. Customs and Border Protection is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various airports of entry and taking immediate action to address the technology disruption,” the spokeswoman said.
“CBP officers continue to process international travelers using alternative procedures until systems are back online. Travelers at some ports of entry are experiencing longer than usual wait times and CBP officers are working to process travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security,” the spokeswoman added.
Passengers posted pictures of the massive lines to get through U.S. customs and there were reports of two people passing out while waiting for entry.
Traveler Kristin Klingshirn told the News that her plane to Atlanta from Mexico was held for an hour on the runway after landing.
The delay was to help airport workers trying to ease congestion at customs, she said.
Mayhem at airports as immigration system inexplicably crashes - causing huge lines and hours of disruption on one of the busiest travel days of the year - but officials dismiss suggestion of hacking (Photos - video)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4083174/Chaos-customs-Madness-enfolds-major-airports-customs-processing-malfunctions-causing-massive-lines-one-busiest-travel-days-year.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Major airports in New York, Houston, Atlanta and Miami were affected by these delays on the US public holiday. There were also long lines in Boston's Logan Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
The traveling snafu caused delays ranging from 30 minutes to two hours and hundreds of people got off flights and into motionless queues.
According to CNN, 30 flights into Miami International Airport were delayed beginning at 6pm.
John F Kennedy International Airport had delays up to 90 minutes long. The outage began around 5pm and lasted until 9pm. Some passengers had to be processed by hand because of the glitch.
During the outage, passengers were able to be processed because customs had access to national security-related databases. There is no evidence that the computer malfunction signified hacking.
The agency said in a statement: 'US Customs and Border Protection is experiencing a temporary outage with its processing systems at various air ports of entry and taking immediate action to address the technology disruption.'
'CBP took immediate action to address the issue and CBP officers continued to process international travelers using alternative procedures at airports experiencing the disruption.'
'Travelers at some ports of entry experienced longer than usual wait times as CBP officers processed travelers as quickly as possible while maintaining the highest levels of security.'
'During the technology disruption, CBP had access to national security-related databases and all travelers were screened according to security standards.
At this time, there is no indication the service disruption was malicious in nature.'
There was outrage at a number of other airports across the US as streams of flights were cancelled for a variety of reasons.
Jen Phillips posted her anger over a member of the armed forces being forced to sleep on the floor at Baltimore–Washington International Airport in Maryland due to delays.
She tweeted the airport and Southwest Airlines and said: 'You let a member of our armed services sleep on the floor overnight after missing a connection? Really? Shaking my head.'
The furious passenger told MailOnline she had to re-book her flight six times after it was cancelled. It was still delayed, and she had to spend the evening sleeping on the floor too.
The reason given for the problems was inclement weather conditions in the Georgia and Florida area, but Southwest had complaints piling up from angry customers.
Other passengers were told a lack of staff was the reason for their delay, while Southwest blamed air traffic control for other delays and cancellations.
MailOnline contacted Southwest, but nobody was immediately available to comment.
