Some immigration staff fear that frustrated passengers will attempt to burst through the document checkpoints because of the delays. Reinforcements have been deployed to the airport from ports and airports across the UK as queues lengthen after the start of the summer holidays. Passengers are being forced to wait up to 3½ hours to clear immigration at Heathrow, raising concerns that staff are struggling to cope. The Times has learnt that border officers from the Channel ports, St Pancras international station and Newcastle and Glasgow airports have been sent to help colleagues at Heathrow. Immigration sources claimed that while some…

Source: The Times July 25, 2016 23:03 UTC