Global outage of the passenger check-in system. Problems are reported by Prague, London and Sydney
The global outage of the passenger check-in system, which today complicates operations at Prague Airport, is reported by airports in London, Zurich, Budapest and Sydney, among others. In addition to this technical problem, the air transport sector is also facing a shortage of staff and strikes at the beginning of the summer season.
A news server writes about the chaos at Sydney Airport at the beginning of the school holidays News.com.au. “I could not check in, the application does not work, baggage check-in and huge queues are forming for customer service,” said one of the passengers.
“We would like to inform you that due to a global technical problem, check-in in Budapest is significantly longer, as at other airports,” Budapest Airport said on Facebook. According to the server Portfolio.hu The problem concerns, inter alia, airports in Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
The server informed about the technical failure of the Altea check-in system at Zurich airport 20min.ch. The defect was confirmed by an airport spokesperson, passengers had to be checked in manually. The server writes about the system failure at London’s Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports MyLondon.news.
Check-in of passengers at Prague Airport continues, but it is slower and longer. This can also be caused by queues, said Prague Airport spokeswoman Klára Divíšková. “Today at 10:40 the check-in system at the global level dropped out. Check-in is extended and queues can form. The problem is not with Prague Airport. Thank you for your understanding and patience, “said Divíšková. It is not yet clear how long the problems may last.