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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
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
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
British man, 27, who was arrested by police at Heathrow after arriving on flight from Turkey is charged with terror offences Stefan Aristidou, 27, was arrested by Metropolitan Police at Heathrow airport Arrived on flight from Turkey on Weds. and arrested in pre-planned operation Since been charged under the Terrorism Act and due at magistrates … 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
Chaos at Heathrow after passport checking machines malfunction – prompting ‘mutinous’ passengers to clamber over barriers before being sent back by Border Force officials Adnan Raza, 34, described scenes of chaos as he arrived at Heathrow airport He said there was a ‘mutiny’ after passport machines at Heathrow malfunctioned He said some passengers tried to … Read more
Man in his 20s is arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of terrorism offences after arriving in the UK on a flight from Turkey British man apprehended by counter terrorism police in ‘pre-planned operation’ He was arrested around 6.10pm at Heathrow after arriving on flight from Turkey Met Police said man in his 20s remains … Read more
The wide body, four-engine Boeing 747-400 is an iconic part of British Airways’ fleet. BA, the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 747, describes the 747-400 as ‘a proven performer with high reliability’ which boasts high reliability and has incorporated major aerodynamic improvements over earlier 747 models, which have a history stretching back 50 years. The … Read more