A reported coronavirus outbreak among Border Force staff has contributed to 'massively' long waits at Heathrow Airport as people wait to be let back into the countryMassive quarter mile queues at Heathrow Airport 'as 25% of staff in Covid isolation'Huge queues have built up at Heathrow Airport amid a suspected Covid outbreak among staff, it has been reported. Problems with the e-gates and sickness among Border Force staff are behind the delays, The Times reports. Have you been stuck in the Heathrow queues today? Of 300 Border Force staff at Heathrow, 80 were reportedly absent with coronavirus at the weekend. The Home Office and Heathrow Airport have been contacted for comment.

Source: Daily Mirror August 02, 2021 14:03 UTC