Home Office: BAA

Heathrow Dept: Immigration waiting times during peak periods at Heathrow recently have been unacceptable and we have called on the Home Office to address the problem as a matter of urgency, BAA said in a statement. There isn't a trade-off between strong border security and a good passenger experience the Home Office should be delivering both. , according to Globe and Mail. Legislators have previously discussed their concerns about whether Heathrow and other London airports will be prepared to cope with large numbers of arrivals around the Olympics. The games run from July 27 to Aug. 12 and bAA Ltd., which operates Heathrow and Stansted airports in London, said Britain's border agency was not providing enough staff to conduct the necessary passport and visa checks, causing the delays and demanded Britain's interior ministry, the Home Office, takes action. Heathrow typically handles an average of 190,000 passengers arriving and departing each day, with 69.4 million total in 2011. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.