Christmas travellers will face long queues at airports after the Home Secretary decided against relaxing border and security checks during upcoming strikes
., with six of the UK’s busiest airports facing significant disruption.
Possible options could have included shortening the interviews that some arrivals undergo at the border in order to ensure they have a valid visa and are not likely to overstay.will apply to travellers who are entering the UK. They will be encouraged to use electronic passport gates if possible in order to minimise the queues. It is not yet possible to estimate how long the wait could be, according to a Home Office spokesperson.
The Home Office said: “Military personnel, civil servants and volunteers from across government are being trained to support Border Force at airports and ports across the UK in the event of potential strike action. Border Force are ready to deploy resource to meet critical demand and support flow travellers through the border, however those entering the UK should be prepared for potential disruption.
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