Australia: System outage prompts processing delays at airports nationwide as of the afternoon Nov. 8

A system outage is impacting passport processing services at airports across Australia as of the afternoon of Nov. 8. The outage affects SmartGate kiosks for inbound and outbound travelers at Adelaide (ADL), Brisbane (BNE), Cairns (CNS), Darwin (DRW), Melbourne (MEL), Perth (PER), and Sydney (SYD) international airports.

Delays and long queues are ongoing at check-in counters, particularly for international flights, as officials manually process passengers. It remains unclear when regular services will resume. Flight disruptions are possible over the coming hours.