Passengers have described scenes of "utter chaos" at London Stansted Airport following a power cut this morning. Some said they missed flights because of delays caused by the outage at the Essex facility. Others reported spending four hours waiting for baggage to be returned after missing their flights.

Chaos is ensuing at London Stansted Airport with passengers warned to arrive early for flights after a “partial power outage” has affected the baggage belt and security areas.Passengers arriving at London Stansted Airport today (Monday 29 April) have been warned to arrive “at least three hours” before their flight due to a “partial power outage” that has affected the airport.

Passengers have been reporting long check-in delays at London Stansted Airport following a power cut. Officials at the Essex facility said power had since been restored, with engineers working hard to get systems up and running again. The airport said flights were operating as normal, but people were being told to allow plenty of time for travel.

A power outage saw security, baggage and check-in desks fail as bosses at London Stansted have warned passengers to leave plenty of time to catch their flights.

Passengers at two of the UK’s busiest airports have experienced long delays due to a power failure – with flights this evening still affected. London Stansted, Britain’s fourth-busiest airport, “experienced a partial power outage” on Monday morning. It affected check-in, security and baggage systems.

Passengers from Sudbury and Felixstowe in Suffolk were among those to face disruption at London Stansted Airport on Monday.

Stansted Airport experienced delays at check-in, security and baggage systems following a power cut. The Essex airport confirmed that a power outage affected three major parts of the airport. They confirmed that engineers and operations are worked to get systems up and running again,