Airport News
Queues at Heathrow Airport to be shortened
Fri, 28 Sep, 2007
Long queues at Heathrow Airport are soon to be a thing of the past, a representative from BAA has said.
New baggage screening technology due to be implemented at Terminal 5 should reduce the amount of time that passengers will have to queue, the chief executive of BAA Stephen Nelson has commented.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Nelson remarked that the technology will scan baggage more quickly and gives "a very accurate read".
"I think it's very important that we do everything we can to reduce queues. We have been doing that over the summer and in fact over the past 12 months we've now recruited over 22 per cent more security staff at Heathrow alone," he commented to the news source.
Security staff will have been increased by a further 50 per cent by December with 20 per cent more lanes added, Mr Nelson noted.
For those in a hurry to jet off, an added convenience could be to pre-book airport parking online before arriving at Heathrow Airport.
Terminal 5 is due to open in March next year.