Hundreds of asylum seekers are being housed at a large hotel near Heathrow as the Government struggles to find accommodation for passengers forced to quarantine after arriving from virus hotspots. Ministers have so far failed to secure a single room for the scheme – intended to prevent deadly new strains of Covid-19 spreading in Britain. … Read more
There was confusion today at a busy Heathrow as some airlines demanded to know why passengers were flying while others let travellers straight through. Check in staff revealed that each airline had its own protocols when it came to establishing why passengers are travelling, despite Government assurances from several weeks ago that all would be … Read more
British man, 27, who was arrested by police at Heathrow after arriving on flight from Turkey is charged with terror offences Stefan Aristidou, 27, was arrested by Metropolitan Police at Heathrow airport Arrived on flight from Turkey on Weds. and arrested in pre-planned operation Since been charged under the Terrorism Act and due at magistrates … Read more
Chaos at Heathrow after passport checking machines malfunction – prompting ‘mutinous’ passengers to clamber over barriers before being sent back by Border Force officials Adnan Raza, 34, described scenes of chaos as he arrived at Heathrow airport He said there was a ‘mutiny’ after passport machines at Heathrow malfunctioned He said some passengers tried to … Read more
Man in his 20s is arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of terrorism offences after arriving in the UK on a flight from Turkey British man apprehended by counter terrorism police in ‘pre-planned operation’ He was arrested around 6.10pm at Heathrow after arriving on flight from Turkey Met Police said man in his 20s remains … Read more
The wide body, four-engine Boeing 747-400 is an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet. BA, the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, describes the 747-400 as ‘a proven performer with high reliability’ which boasts high reliability and has incorporated major aerodynamic improvements over earlier 747 models, which have a history stretching back 50 years. The … Read more
Passengers arriving in Heathrow from Brazil today revealed how they made a desperate scramble home through France to avoid having to quarantine in hotels for 10 days. Travellers entering England from Brazil, where a new mutant strain of Covid is running rampant, will be forced to self isolate, possibly at the cost of up to … Read more
Passengers arriving at Britain’s airports have blasted plans to force all UK arrivals to quarantine at hotels for ten days after they land. The draconian scheme would ban travellers from using their own accommodation to isolate for 10 days – and could see GPS tags introduced to ensure compliance. The ‘quarantine hotel’ system, similar to that … Read more
Despairing Heathrow passengers queued up for hours to get through passport control today as the Covid border situation worsened as one asked ‘are they making sure we all get infected before entering the UK?’. The lines to get through passport control were so long staff were said to have handed out free water to exhausted … Read more
Heathrow passengers were subjected to an hour-long queue at passport control today as extra Covid checks stretched staff – as it emerged some travellers were willingly accepting non-compliance fines to avoid giving their details over. Screams of ‘get more staff’ rang out as crowds mounted to get through the secure area. Travellers flying into Britain … Read more