Heathrow has reopened its devoted facility for passengers arriving from pink listing international locations.
From at the moment, Terminal four will act as a separate arrivals facility, conserving direct pink listing arrivals away from passengers in all different operational terminals.
This safety-first strategy delivers a extra environment friendly journey for all passengers, alongside a a number of layered strategy that may hold passengers and colleagues secure – together with obligatory requirement of face coverings, intensive robotic cleansing regimes throughout the airport, enhanced air flow in immigration halls and Covid-19 marshals readily available.
As the entire of the UK experiences further measures, supposed to be non permanent, Heathrow reassures its passengers that they continue to be secure and may fly with confidence in coming weeks.
Passengers flying into Heathrow will be capable of use PCR testing services both on or near the airport.
These selecting to check on the airport should pre-book and revel in a service that may shorten the time wanted self-isolate in a transfer to guard enterprise journey and people reuniting with family and friends for a short while solely.
Heathrow chief working officer, Emma Gilthorpe, stated: “We’re supportive of measures that defend public well being and forestall the unfold of Covid-19.
“The fast introduction of restrictions for worldwide journey will nonetheless be an extra important blow for British exporters and people wanting to go to pals and kinfolk.
“Holding the modifications underneath fixed evaluation and a authorities dedication to the removing of pink listing international locations, as quickly as it’s secure to take action, will assist.
“Heathrow maintains the very best ranges of Covid-secure measures to make sure our passengers, colleagues and companions know that Heathrow is a secure place to journey to and from.”