US Customs outage affects international travellers at airports

US Customs and Border Protection experienced a systems outage for processing passengers on international flights at various airports, the agency said Friday. But by early evening, CBP tweeted that the affected systems were coming back online, but officials would “continue to monitor the situation.” Individual airports also took to Twitter to say the outage appeared to be ending. A CBP official said the outage affected airports nationwide, while the agency added that lines were longer at some airports as a result as more international travellers waited to be cleared. During the shutdown, the agency said CBP officers continued to process the airline passengers using alternative procedures. <br/>