Delays caused in YVR due to nationwide outage of passport kiosks

#VancouverInternationalAirport; CanadaBorderServicesAgency; #primaryinspectionkiosksandNEXUSsystemsOutage

Vancouver (B.C.), July 28 (Canadian-Media):  Serious delays for passengers arriving at Vancouver International Airport have been caused due to nationwide outage of the Canada Border Services Agency's primary inspection kiosks and NEXUS systems, media reports said.

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Vancouver International Airport/Twitter

Due to a national outage of @CanBorder’s Primary Inspection Kiosk & NEXUS, arriving guests have long waits to clear Customs at YVR. Our team is working to help arriving guests fill out manual forms and keep people hydrated. We apologize, and we appreciate everybody’s patience.

— Vancouver Airport (@yvrairport) July 28, 2019

According to the airport, the most are international passengers and U.S. passport holders.

A tweet from the airport said passengers are being processed using manual forms, and that they are trying to keep people hydrated.

Long lines, delays at YVR airport after customs systems fail https://t.co/XE2vOUI2Ju

— Richmond News (@TheRichmondNews) July 28, 2019