Fights erupt amid Spain travel CHAOS as passport control ‘collapses' at major holiday airport sparking queue mayhem
OUT OF CONTROL Fights erupt amid Spain travel CHAOS as passport control 'collapses' at major holiday airport sparking queue mayhem
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CHAOS has erupted in Spain after a passport control "collapsed" at a major holiday airport.
Holidaymakers were seen fighting after endless passenger queues formed at Madrid-Barajas Airport due to overcrowding.
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Endless passenger queues are seen forming at Madrid-Barajas Airport
Hundreds of passengers are understood to have missed their flights due to longer wait times.
Spanish Civil Guard were forced to take charge after passengers engaged in minor scuffles.
State-owned AENA, which operates the majority of the airports in Spain, said that chaos erupted after the passport control at T4 of the airport "was too slow" to do the checks.
Authorities have blamed a "temporary computer failure" for the long queues, which led to overcrowding.
Travellers' complaint that immigration officers took around an hour to complete the document and checks, and go through security.
Meanwhile, airlines complain of a lack of police officers at T4, which is understood to have added to the situation.
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