Queues at Heathrow Are a Quarter Mile Long Thanks to ‘Pingdemic’
Departure queues at Heathrow Airport are up to a quarter of a mile long, thanks to the fact that 25% of staff have been ‘pinged’ by the NHS Covid App. The Mirror has more.
Huge queues have built up at Heathrow Airport amid a suspected Covid outbreak among staff, it has been reported.
Frustrated passengers have been stuck waiting for hours at the London airport today.
Some reported tension within the queues, with people jostling and pushing just to get into the terminal.
The lack of social distancing has led to concerns among some that the virus could spread as crowded people wait to get on their flights.
Problems with the e-gates and sickness among Border Force staff are behind the delays, the Times reports.
You can read the Times report about the queues here.
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Sorry, but this pindemic nonsense is just too fishy.
Are we sure people aren’t just skiving off work with paid sick leave?
If I claim I’ve been pinged, does my work supervisor check? I bet he doesn’t.
At this point the only people getting pinged by the app are those that want to.
Some of those off work may be self-isolating because of a +ve test either of themselves or someone in their household
Some people test for fun and some because work tells them to
So the pingdemic is causing crowding which may lead to a covvidemic…
Well done, Rabid Jabbid.
Afternoon all. Went to a retail park today and was in Curry’s and Aldi. Been in Morrison’s, Co-op and Lidl in the last week. Round my way the mask wall is crumbling. Probably outright majority in Curry’s maskless, and I’ve had zero hassle from the Tontons Maskoutes (mind you I never have, being a big tall bloke may have some advantages in that respect). Also, local pub is operating like it’s 2019.
That’s really good news, thank you for sharing it
BRILLIANT.
Heathrow Airport / the Government are just saving on costs by having less staff, that’s probably the real reason. I expect Greta Thunderpants gets her rocks off by seeing those who want to fly suffer. Flying is bad in her world. Except when she wants to.
She went across the Atlantic, in a yacht made of oil products.
Feeling really good about our decision to abandon our summer trip to Switzerland, which had us changing planes in Heathrow. It’ll be a long time yet before I agree to any airport contact with the UK.
We went to Texas instead. We canoed on the Rio Grande, kayaked the Devil’s River, and refined our shooting skills. We drove 80 mph. We are happy that some bits of America are still free, even if Texas turned out to be more masky than one would expect, Houston especially. Not the west.
Oh, we also did two weeks in Florida. Beach, seafood, Blue Angels airshow. No masks anywhere. A wonderful place.
Quarter-mile-long queues! Quel horreur!
Aaaaw, you lucky people! Wonderful to hear news from sane places!
Our escape from France to Florida has plan A, Plan B and Plan C. Heathrow as a transit was relegated to Plan C some time ago. Te veo pronto!
What happens at Heathrow is somewhat academic to me, but the pingdemic is causing chaos here. This small town and neighbouring area have a resident population of < 3500, but in normal holiday seasons the number of people increases three- or fourfold. Same this summer.
We customarily find the local shops stripped bare, but this year food supplies are either delivered late (forget trying to shop early), or basics are unavailable, or shelves are bare minutes after the late morning restock.
Fortunately, supplies of the hard stuff are holding up, but those shops that are being resupplied are having to close or close early because staff have been pinged.
Speaking of "ping", I recall Johnson showing off his pseudo-erudition by knowing that table tennis was called "whiff-whaff" aka "ping-pong".
Given the stinking mess he's made, perhaps people should be "whiffed" instead of"pinged". "Ponged" might also suffice.
Bozoed.
In our neck of the woods (South Shropshire/North Worcestershire/East Herefordshire), no Warburtons bread was delivered anywhere because of a shortage of delivery drivers yesterday.
Other bread is available.
I believe it’s it’s all part of the plan to demoralise the fuck out of you courtesy of the psychos at SAGE.
It’s working on me for sure but the reaction is I’m extremely angry and I want to beat the shit out of those bastards.
Me to, believe me
I’ve said it before, there really should be a demo at Heathrow…
This country is so funny. The authorities know exactly what is going on but refuse to fix it. We see this all the time on every level from the little town council to Parliament. It must be so frustrating for those of you who pay taxes.