After days of being reduced to a single lane, all security lanes at Hobart Airport have now reopened.
A broken X-ray machine was taken out of service on the weekend, causing lengthy delays for school holiday travellers passing through the airport.
In a post on Tuesday afternoon, Hobart Airport said security screening was back to normal capacity following a “mechanical failure” over the weekend.
“Thank you to everyone for their patience and understanding as our team worked to manage the queues,” they wrote.
“While our operations are back to normal we are still experiencing a busy time at the airport during July school holidays.”
Travellers are encouraged to allow additional time to get through check in and screening ahead of their flight.
Broken X-Ray machine causes lengthy school holiday delays at Hobart Airport
An ‘out of order’ X-ray machine – reportedly damaged by an ‘exploding’ drink – is causing lengthy delays for school holiday travellers at Hobart Airport this afternoon.
Travellers tell Pulse the check-in area of the terminal is currently ‘full of people’, with ‘extensive delays’ to be expected at the security screening point.
It is understood airport staff are prioritising passengers with flights scheduled to depart soon to minimise delays.
A spokesperson for Hobart Airport told Pulse they apologise for any inconvenience caused by the delays.
“Due to the start of the school holidays we have significant volumes of travellers passing through the airport and coupled with a mechanical failure of one of the security lanes, this has caused delays,” they said.
“We have technicians on site undertaking repairs and would ask the travelling public to please allow for a bit of extra time while make the necessary repairs and deal with the queues.”
