Updated: May 17 2021, 8:28 ET
TRAVELLERS facing two-hour queues on arrival in the UK have blasted airports as a "petri dish for Covid".
It's claimed some people landing at Heathrow this morning had to mingle with arrivals from Covid red-list countries
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Sun-starved Brits have flocked to airports today to head to Portugal as travel restrictions lifted.
Long queues formed at Heathrow and Gatwick Airport from 6am as airports prepare for their busiest day of the year so far.
It comes after an airports chief warned Border Force problems meant passengers face "chaos" and "unacceptable" queues when returning to the UK.
One dad, who arrived at Heathrow from New York this morning, tweeted: "Been told to join the 1hr+ queue and also that the fast tracking of families with young children is on hold.