The green list is yet to be confirmed but is likely to include PortugalHolidaymakers returning from “green list” countries will be fast tracked through passport control under plans to combat queues at airports, The Times has learnt. The Home Office is hoping to reopen the automated e-passport gates for travellers entering the UK from the safest countries when international travel resumes on May 17. SponsoredIt would allow them to escape lengthy queues that are expected at passport controls, with Heathrow chiefs warning passengers to expect delays of more than six hours. Some airports, including Heathrow, have already created separate queues for travellers on the “red list” of countries, which requires hotel quarantine. It means that from May 17 all passengers could be separated into red, amber and green queues at passport control under the government’s new traffic light

Source: The Times April 30, 2021 23:05 UTC