Major delays as Katunayake Airport immigration system down for over two hours

The immigration computer system at Katunayake Airport, which had been inactive, has been restored.

Reports confirm that the system was reactivated at 4.15 p.m., after remaining down for about 2 hours and 30 minutes since 1.45 p.m.

During the outage, both the arrival and departure counters of the Immigration Department were affected, causing major delays for travellers. (Newswire)

🚨 Katunayake Airport immigration system restored after being down for over two hours.

Travellers faced major delays as both arrival & departure counters were affected from 1.45 p.m. to 4.15 p.m. ✈️ pic.twitter.com/EqgrgkYoaD

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