“We’re adapting Heathrow to this longer-term reality by initially opening a dedicated arrivals facility in Terminal 3 from 1 June for red list passengers arriving on direct flights.
“We will move this facility to Terminal 4 as soon as operationally possible. While opening this facility will be very challenging logistically, our hope is that it will enable Border Force to carry out its duties more efficiently as passenger volumes increase in line with the green list.”
The move is in response to a demand by the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, to separate arrivals from red list nations.
But the change will not solve the problem of red list arrivals travelling indirectly.
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Replay: The Lincolnshire PCC debate 2021
With the 2021 Police and Crime Commissioner candidates for Lincolnshire
The Lincolnite has teamed up with
BBC Radio Lincolnshire to organise the Lincolnshire PCC debate on Thursday, April 29, from 6pm, ahead of the Police and Crime Commissioner elections on May 6.
The event is streamed live on
The Lincolnite and
The Lincolnite’s website above.
The candidates for the PCC elections are: incumbent
Marc Jones (Conservative), the second elected PCC of Lincolnshire in May 2016, City of Lincoln councillor
Rosanne Kirk (Labour) and Chair of the Lincolnshire Police Independent Advisory Group (IAG),
David Williams (Lincolnshire Independents),
Ross Pepper (Liberal Democrats) and
Heathrow's chief executive has said he is deeply concerned the UK's Border Force will not be able to cope with additional COVID checks if all foreign travel resumes from 17 May.