How long is the arrivals

Fewer testing requirements will exist for people arriving from low-risk countries. Images posted online showed passengers waiting in long queues outside the main immigration hall on Friday morning. Dear HeathrowAirport - again?!?!? First no air bridge to meet plane, then corridor doors locked when finally disembark.

Now this. What a shambles. This is the queue for immigration …miles away from immigration hall. If you are transiting through Heathrow, for onward travel to a domestic destination, having been in or traveled through a red list country, you must carry out your ten-day UK Government hotel quarantine at a Heathrow location.

There are a number of different COVID tests available and the requirements on testing required when travelling vary significantly by country. For departing passengers — Please check carefully for any testing requirements, including the type of test, for traveling to different destinations via the Foreign Commonwealth Office website. For arriving passengers — Testing and quarantine requirements on return to the UK are dependent on the country you are arriving from and your vaccination status.

Please check the Government website to find out which tests you need to book. Proof of test bookings will be required by your airline, on your passenger locator form and on entry to the UK by Border Force Officials. As a result, the Terminal 4 Red List Arrivals Facility will remain on standby for if the situation changes and the red list is expanded. Your session has timed out due to inactivity.

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Earn 1X Miles on all other eligible purchases. Ridiculous queues for immigration at HeathrowAirport. Is this the new normal? Whats the point of all these safety measures if this is our arrivals?

Long queues at passport control, almost straight out of the arrival gates. Clearly something isn't working during the checking process. On Monday, border queues appeared to have returned to reasonable levels.