Travellers returning uk blast long queues heathrow day chaos

Passengers at Heathrow Airport were forced to fly without bags after the Terminal 2 baggage system failed this morning. Travellers left their luggage behind to catch their flights - with images from inside Terminal 2 showing a sea of suitcases arranged on the floor. Scenes were described as "pandemonium" as the luggage belts went down, meaning check-in desks could not accept any cases. Some passengers questioned how planes were taking off despite carrying none of the passengers' cases. Dimitri Spiro wrote on Twitter : "Hi Heathrow, do you have any idea where my luggage is? I was on flight A3609 that just landed in Athens. "Also, how could you let a plane take off without putting any of the passenger luggage on board?". Were you caught up in the chaos? Email [email protected] Another disgruntled traveller wrote: "Whoo Hoo. I'm leaving without my suitcase. "Heathrow is pandemonium, none of the luggage belts are working so they've left 90% of suitcases and … [Read more...] about Heathrow Airport chaos as travellers forced to fly without luggage after system failures

BENIDORM is relaunching their beach "squares" which tourists have to reserve, despite them causing long queues last summer. The scheme was originally launched to allow social distancing at the popular beaches, and is restarting from March 1. Mayor Toni Pérez explained it was an "an extension to the organisation and operation model that we implemented in June 2020 under the ‘Benidorm Beach Safety’ project." While the initial plans will only be in place from March 1 to April 30, due to the busy period with two local holidays, it is likely to be introduced again during the peak season when Brits descend to the beaches. The proposal includes "the subdivision of the sandy areas, with spaces of 16 square metres (4×4 metres) to ensure physical distancing and personal observance of these measures," which is the same as last year's initiative . Sunloungers and umbrella rental services will also be suspended. Mr Pérez said: "The implementation of all these services is one … [Read more...] about Benidorm to restart beach ‘squares’ which tourists have to reserve – despite hour long queues last summer

The Home Secretary is to probe claims made by a passenger who said she walked through Heathrow unchecked after arriving from South Africa . Sharon Feinstein, who lives in Islington, north London , claims she walked through the terminal following a trip to Johannesburg, where the mutant strain is rife. Ms Feinstein landed yesterday after visiting her mother, and had documents to prove she'd had a negative test result - but claims she was ushered through passport control. Matt Hancock told the Commons today that Priti Patel 'is looking into this individual case'. This comes as it emerged travellers who lie about whether they have been to mutant coronavirus hotspots face up to ten years in prison, under a brutal crackdown unveiled by Matt Hancock today. In more coronavirus news today, it emerged: Matt Hancock says over-70s no longer need to wait for Covid vaccine invite from the NHS and they can book their own jabs online; Covid deaths hit a six-week low as UK … [Read more...] about Priti Patel will probe claims of furious traveller who said she walked through Heathrow in 10 minutes with NO checks after returning from South Africa amid calls for tougher controls

Blizzards bringing up to 16in (40cm) of snow are set to blast across a swathe of Britain this week – with yet more rain predicted for saturated parts of the country, after temperature fell to -7C (19F) overnight. Forecasters warn the wintry weather will hit from 10pm tonight and could last the rest of the week – while 200 flood warnings or alerts are in force for England today along with a further two for Wales. Scotland faces the worst of the snow as a band of rain from the south hits cold Scandinavian air when it crosses the border. It comes after heavy downpours, strong winds and large waves battered southern England over the weekend and temperatures in Scotland dropped to -13C (9F) which made it the joint coldest night of the winter so far. February has begun with a slew of weather warnings for much of northern England and Scotland all of the country, up until at least the end of Wednesday – but forecasters have warned snow could also fall later on this week. Meanwhile … [Read more...] about Floody HELL: Thousands of homes at risk of being swallowed by rising waters with more than 200 areas braced for more misery… as Scandinavian storm hurtles towards UK threatening more snow and ice chaos from TONIGHT

Australia's east coast is on high alert for yet another coronavirus outbreak after two hotel quarantine breaches within hours of each other. A female employee at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport tested negative last Wednesday but developed symptoms after returning to work on Sunday and this time tested positive. The case emerged less than 12 hours before the Australian Open gets underway in Melbourne this morning. NSW Health authorities are also scrambling after a traveller tested positive two days after they were released from hotel quarantine in Sydney. The returned Australian had two negative tests and travelled home to Wollongong, stopping at a cafe in Sydney's Brighton-Le-Sands on the way. A hotel quarantine worker at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport (pictured) has tested positive to coronavirus Melbourne venues Dan Murphy's, 47 McIntyre Rd Sunshine, February 5, 5:50-6:30pm and February 6, 6:50-7:30pm Off Ya Tree Watergardens, 399 Melton … [Read more...] about Fresh Covid-19 outbreak alerts for Sydney AND Melbourne as another hotel quarantine worker tests positive and NSW traveller is found to be infected two days after leaving lockdown