Long Lines at Airports After Customs System Goes Down

A computer problem involving the U.S. Customs and Border Protection snarled  air travel on Friday, officials said, and travelers posted photos of long lines around the country.

"Customs is experiencing a system shutdown nationwide," Kennedy Airport put on its official account just after 4 p.m. ET. "They are processing passengers manually until the system comes back online."

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One Twitter user, Joe Martella, posted a photo of a crowd at the Philadelphia airport and said he had been in line for 45 minutes.

Just after 4:30 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles airport tweeted that customs systems "are experiencing an issue which appears to be impacting multiple airports including LAX. Officers are processing passengers manually so please check with your airline for the latest status of any flight impacts."

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Photo Credit: Courtesy @jmartella2 via Twitter

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