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Chaos at Heathrow as passengers scramble to catch final flights before Europe bans Brits over mutant Covid strain
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Updated: 21 Dec 2020, 8:25
Brittany Vonow
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HUNDREDS of passengers descended on Heathrow overnight as they scrambled to catch the last flights to Europe before borders closed to travellers from the UK.
Video footage showed the airport in chaos as the final departure to Dublin left just minutes before the midnight deadline.
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Huge queues were seen for flights to Dublin as passengers legged it out of the countryCredit: @EmmaEgan1
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Two passengers are seen at a desolate Gatwick Airport as people fled the UK amid a travel banCredit: PA:Press Association