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Passport system failure sparks long lines, big crowds at Schiphol

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Passport system failure sparks long lines, big crowds at Schiphol
Schiphol Airport faced significant delays and crowds Sunday morning after its electronic passport control system failed, affecting all gates and leading to manual checks. KLM reported delays of about 30 minutes as they worked to manage the situation.

Summary

Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport experienced long lines and crowds on Sunday morning due to a failure in the electronic passport control system. The outage, which began at 6 a.m., affected all 78 gates, leading to manual processing of passport checks and delays of approximately 30 minutes for KLM passengers.

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