At London Heathrow, travelers are forced to queue for up to several hours. This is the effect of the border restrictions that have been introduced in connection with the COVID-19 epidemic. Recently, a picture appeared on social media of a passenger who passed out after 7 hours of waiting.
The coronavirus pandemic is not giving up, and countries are doing everything they can to limit the spread of COVID-19 as much as possible. In Great Britain, passengers arriving at the airport undergo comprehensive checks. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it should be everywhere.
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A while ago, social media posted photos of giant queues at London’s Heathrow Airport. Travelers arriving in Great Britain can wait several hours to check borders. In the pictures you can see Crowded tourists who do not always respect the established social distance.
However, netizens were more alarmed than the recently posted short video. A woman is shown lying on the airport grounds, under the care of staff.
The passenger passed out at Heathrow after 7 hours of waiting To obtain an entry permit We read in our blog post on Twitter.
Huge border control queues It was formed due to lack of staff. British airport authorities have indicated that 800 employees are currently working in the positions, which is exactly what it was before the coronavirus pandemic.
Heathrow airport spokeswoman Lucy Moreton said the lines are too long because passengers are now unable to use e-gates. According to the regulations currently in place, officers are required to check every incoming tourist themselves.
The fact that not all passengers have the required documents needed to cross the border also does not help. According to an airport spokeswoman, if everyone was with them, it wouldn’t take more than 5 minutes to gain control of a single person who lives permanently in the UK. If you do not have the forms, this process will take up to half an hour.
The government can choose two options. Either you risk canceling inspection requirements 100 percent, or carriers are forced to Accurate only healthy passengers with all required documents Lucy Moreton, quoting Rp.pl.
This was said by Chris Garton, Director of Solutions at London Airport ‘The situation becomes bearable’The waiting time in recent days is up to 6 hours.
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