Major UK airport warns of flight delays after being hit by ‘ongoing IT issue’ as passengers urged to check journeys

TRAVEL chaos has been sparked at a major UK airport after it was hit by a severe IT issue.

Stansted airport warned passengers of delays and urged them to check with their airlines before they travel.

Large crowd of passengers at a UK airport experiencing flight delays.
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Huge crowds at Stansted airport after IT issuesCredit: Twitter
Large crowd of people at a UK airport experiencing flight delays due to an IT issue.
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The technical issue has been fixed, but the airport said that flights are likely to still be affectedCredit: Twitter

"Our teams are working hard to fully restore operations following the IT issue that impacted our systems earlier this morning.

"While the issue has been resolved, some flights may still be subject to delays.

"We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and advise passengers to check the status of their flights with their airlines before travelling to the airport."

Frustraited passengers have taken to social media, sharing photos of massive queues.

One wrote: "Total chaos at Stansted Airport. IT outage and everything completely stuck!"

Stansted Airport arrivals area.
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Customers have been told to check their flights before heading to the airportCredit: Alamy

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