Heathrow’s chief executive has accused Border Force of ‘complacency’ over queues and called for the travel green list to be ‘massively’ expanded – as new figures show the airport lost nearly 6

Heathrow’s chief executive has accused Border Force of ‘complacency’ over queues and called for the travel green list to be ‘massively’ expanded – as new figures show the airport lost nearly 6.3 million passengers in April, compared with two years ago.

Just 536,000 people travelled through the west London airport last month, representing a 92% reduction on the total for April 2019. 

Currently, those who return to England from destinations in the green tier do not need to self-isolate – but are required to take one post-arrival PCR test.

Those arriving from somewhere on the amber list – which makes up most popular holiday destinations – must quarantine at home for 10 days and take two post-arrival tests. 

The ban on overseas leisure travel from England will be lifted on Monday as part of the next easing of coronavirus restrictions. 

But Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye has criticised the Government’s decision to only put a handful of countries on its green travel list – and he accused Border Force of ‘complacency’ over claims that long queues are ‘inevitable’.