Travellers arriving at Heathrow airport in London are being forced to wait up to six hours to pass through UK immigration queues, according to an airport executive. Chris Garton, the airport’s chief solutions officer told MPs that the situation is becoming ‘untenable’ and the police have been forced to step in.
Giving evidence to the Commons Transport Select Committee, Garton said: “Wait times in recent days have typically been well in excess of two hours and up to six hours. We’re starting to see disruption in some of the arriving passengers. If you’re made to queue for two or three hours, it’s not something you want to do. We’re even having to involve the police to help us.”
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