Airport border officials are being transferred to the English Channel in a bid to try and handle rising numbers of migrants reaching Britain, it has been reported.
As staff are being moved from major airports, aviation bosses fear it will create a gap in staffing creating longer queues as travellers dash on holiday.
Pictures shared on social media show spiralling queues of travellers in major airports. Frustrated holidaymakers said they were stuck in queues for two to three hours as they arrived at Heathrow Airport from amber list countries on one of the busiest days of the year. Get a daily morning politics briefing straight to your inbox.
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