“A nationwide breakdown of border police at present impacts checkpoints on the departure and arrival of Paris-CDG and Paris-Orly. An extension of the ready time is to be anticipated,” Paris Airports tweeted.

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It was not instantly clear if different airports or sectors have been affected.

Pictures posted on social media confirmed massive queues of passengers ready at Paris airport checkpoints, with some sitting on the ground.

By 2:00 pm (1300 GMT), the pc system in query was working once more, the inside ministry instructed AFP.

A girl travelling from Martinique instructed AFP she had spent practically two hours within the queue at Orly the place “1,500-2,000 folks” weren’t transferring in any respect.

“It is shameful, individuals are beginning (to wilt), particularly dad and mom with kids. Nobody from Paris Airports got here to inform us something,” Anouk, who declined to provide their surname, instructed AFP by phone.

Travellers then started banging on the glass doorways of the eGates, they later reported.

Border law enforcement officials then opened them and carried out passport checks manually to ease congestion.

“Every little thing is being accomplished to make the scenario as simple as attainable for travellers. Water provides are being put in place and officers have been deployed to reply travellers’ questions,” a Paris Airports spokesman instructed AFP.