Stansted airport flights have been delayed after their IT system reported "issues". Check in, baggage and security were all affected by the technical problem. Pictures from the airport show long queues forming in the airport, with many sharing that their flights have left without them.

The airport's official account shared a message on X saying: "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 the inconvenience this may cause and advise passengers to check the status of their flights with their airlines before travelling to the airport.

"We hope to have all systems fully resolved soon and will provide another update shortly."

No cause of the IT system issue has been revealed at this time. However, passengers at the airport have replied saying the airport is in "chaos".

"The airport is chaos , staff don't known what to do," one passenger replied. "People are sending passengers to the wrong drop off, tensions are high as they struggle to find order.

"Most flights are struggling to get their bags loaded into the planes due to 2 belts being operational."

"What happen if we can’t pass the security?" another asked, concerned that their plane is leaving soon and no one is around to help. "I’m in the queue for more than an hour now…"

Another has already given up on his flight: " Holiday off to a great start…gave up. Stansted in meltdown. Came home and booked an easyJet flight from Gatwick later. You know those Karen tweets about “no one giving us information” turns out that is a thing and it’s very infuriating! #stansted".

The Express have contacted Stansted Airport for comment.

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