At the four star Crowne Plaza Hotel overlooking lawns on the outskirts of London, 20-year-old Abdul from the Sudan says he is pleased with his new life here in Britain. He proclaims proudly: ‘I was given the vaccination yesterday at the hotel to stop me catching Covid. There are 400 migrants living here and we … Read more
Chaos at the border is partly being caused by Covid rules which see Border Force officers in Heathrow Airport working in groups of four to reduce the risk of spreading mutant variants as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Arrivals today tweeted that they had joined … Read more
Chaos at the border is partly being caused by lockdown rules, with Border Force officers working in groups of four scattered across Heathrow Airport to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus as passengers race against the clock to enter Britain before the tough hotel quarantine regime begins. Video filmed by an impatient arrival who joined … Read more
Arrivals at the border described a scene of ‘absolute bedlam’ today as they lingered in queues for more than four hours while stretched officials lost their cool and lamented: ‘We have not got any more staff!’ Days before a tough hotel quarantine regime is enforced, Heathrow Airport was swamped with passengers trying to enter the … Read more
A three-star Ibis will be among the hotels welcoming Heathrow arrivals as part of the government’s travel quarantine programme, MailOnline can reveal. The three-star Ibis Styles London Heathrow East hotel opened in December 2019 and features brightly-coloured 1920s ‘Art Deco-inspired’ rooms behind a geometric red brick exterior. However, travellers won’t be able to enjoy the … Read more
A three-star Ibis will be among the hotels welcoming Heathrow arrivals as part of the government’s travel quarantine programme, MailOnline can reveal. The three-star Ibis Styles London Heathrow East hotel opened in December 2019 and features brightly-coloured 1920s ‘Art Deco-inspired’ rooms behind a geometric red brick exterior. However, travellers won’t be able to enjoy the … Read more
The Government’s plan to quarantine arrivals in hotels has been thrown into chaos as its booking website crashed minutes into its launch, after not allowing travellers to reserve rooms on the first two days of the new rules. Travellers from a ‘red list’ of 33 countries will be expected pay up to £1,750 to quarantine … Read more
Heathrow is charging passengers an extra £8.90 a flight to keep its check-in desks, baggage system and lights going after losing £1.5billion in nine months due to Covid. These costs are normally covered by annual fees agreed with airlines, but passenger numbers have plummeted over the last year, culminating in the airport losing its status … Read more
Hundreds of asylum seekers are being housed at a large hotel near Heathrow as the Government struggles to find accommodation for passengers forced to quarantine after arriving from virus hotspots. Ministers have so far failed to secure a single room for the scheme – intended to prevent deadly new strains of Covid-19 spreading in Britain. … Read more
There was confusion today at a busy Heathrow as some airlines demanded to know why passengers were flying while others let travellers straight through. Check in staff revealed that each airline had its own protocols when it came to establishing why passengers are travelling, despite Government assurances from several weeks ago that all would be … Read more