IT systems used by Germany’s Federal Police at the country’s airports were experiencing major issues on Friday, German tabloid Bild reported.
A spokesperson for the Frankfurt Airport confirmed the reports to Reuters news agency, saying: “There is currently a nationwide IT disruption,” adding that the cause was still unknown.
Bild later reported that the problem had been fixed after several hours and the federal police’s system was once again fully functioning, citing a federal police spokesperson.
According to multiple reports, passengers are currently experiencing long queues trying to enter the country as a result of the issue.
Lately, officers have to make the passport and visa manually, which has led to “greater waiting times and delays,” said a federal police spokesman.
Flights to the visa of the Schengen region in Europe know less problems, according to the spokesman.
WDR’s public news station said the challenge affected passengers who arrived in Germany from countries that are not from Schengen, passengers had to in the airplanes in some cases.
A spokesman for Dusseldorf airport showed that the airport faced similar problems.
“We can verify that from approximately 14 hours (1300 GMT) today, there have been riots for the edge of flights to and from the area not of Schengen,” he said, adding that passengers receive water.
Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest hub, said its flight schedule is not affected lately through the issue, however, that added access to Germany may be delayed for some.
Berlin-Brandenburg airport spokesperson said that while they are experiencing delays, there is no order to stop letting people in or preventing planes from landing.
ftm/ab (dpa, Reuters)