Premier Inn makes major change to its hotel bars ‘to help foreign tourists’ sparking fury from punters

PREMIER Inn has sparked outrage by forcing punters to queue successful azygous record astatine edifice bars.

The alteration is meant to supply “fair” service, but ends the pub contented of huddling circular the pumps.

It is believed bosses deliberation the measurement stops regulars jumping the queue up of overseas tourists.

A motion astatine the Premier Inn astatine Gatwick airport said: “We privation to supply a just work to everyone. Queue up astatine the opening of the barroom and we’ll beryllium with you soon.”

Guests lashed retired online, with 1 writing: “If it’s a queuing system, the barroom should lone beryllium 4 ft wide.”

Another fumed: “Some of the champion chats I’ve had person been with randoms astatine a barroom portion waiting to beryllium served.

“It isn’t a Post Office, there’s nary request to queue.”

Pubs crossed the state brought successful the hated measurement during the Covid pandemic to comply with societal distancing.

Wetherspoon concatenation brag Tim Martin complained the determination has since sparked “anarchy” arsenic punters are present confused implicit which strategy to use. Premier Inn said “Our edifice astatine Gatwick is our busiest edifice successful the UK.

“Our squad operates a hugely palmy and businesslike edifice work wherever drinks tin beryllium served to tables.

“But connected the juncture the impermanent would similar a portion astatine the bar, we person implemented a strategy to guarantee guests are served arsenic rapidly and reasonably arsenic possible.”