London’s Heathrow Airport has begun a trial service allowing long haul passengers the opportunity to pre-book a slot at the security screening stage.
Called Heathrow Timeslot the service will run for six months and is completely FREE. It grants passengers a designated time and entry point to the security search area and has the knock-on effect of reducing queue times for all passengers.
The trial will cover long haul flights from Heathrow’s Terminal 3 and focus on four airlines – American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Emirates and Virgin Atlantic.
Mark Powell, Operational Planning Director at Heathrow said: “Everyone is familiar with airport security, but at Heathrow we’re constantly thinking of innovative…