Extra COVID-19 paperwork and “bad organisation” could cause severe delays at the UK border when international travel restrictions ease next month, the boss of the London Heathrow Airport has said. The airport revealed on Thursday that its losses from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic has increased to £2.4 billion. John Holland-Kaye, Heathrow’s chief executive, said poor staffing on the Border Force desks may cause long delays when international travel resumes, which is currently expected on May 17. “We are trying to coordinate all the different companies across Heathrow to be able to cope with the growth—the airlines, the retailers, the ground handlers, the police. All those are in place,” he said. “The one concern I have is Border Force, because they’ve been struggling even with the low volume we have today. We don’t see enough changing at the moment to be confident that that will be fixed within …
Long Queues Feared at UK Airports When Travel Curbs Ease: Heathrow Boss
April 29, 2021
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