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Heathrow still plagued by 'unacceptable' queues

Tuesday, 10 July 20123 min read

Airport operator BAA has said passport queues have been "unacceptably long" during peak periods in the last few days.

The complaint comes after a visit from Keith Vaz, chairman of the home affairs committee, where there were queues of more than an hour for non-EU passengers and half the passport desks were closed, the Guardian reports.

Travellers also face delays getting into London with the closure of the M4 motorway for repairs, see previous story.

A Border Force spokesperson said: "Keith Vaz is incorrect. Queues at Terminal 4 remained under an hour at all times. Staff were quickly redeployed and more than 80% of desks were open to process passengers as quickly as possible."

BAA said: "Immigration waiting times for passengers during peak periods at Heathrow in the last few days have been unacceptably long and the Home Office should be delivering a good experience for regular passengers as well as for Olympic visitors."