Flights delayed at Stansted Airport after IT glitch hits systems

The outage happened earlier this morning (Picture: Getty Images)

Flights have been delayed at Stansted Airport after an IT fault sparked chaos.

Check in, baggage and security were all affected by the technical problem earlier this morning.

The issue has now been resolved, airport authorities said, but many passengers are still experiencing significant delays.

Pictures show long queues forming in the airport as the outage meant a number of people missed their scheduled flight times.