Heathrow back on track

Following a very weak January and February, passenger numbers in March for Heathrow were the highest since the start of the pandemic, following the Government’s removal of all travel restrictions.

In 2019 the throughput was 80.9m with four active terminals.  With a March figure of 4,197,000 persons at least 60m can be expected this year with the peak summer months back to near normal.  However, the retirement of the Boeing 747 by British Airways, replaced by slightly smaller Airbus A350s, and the number of A380s available will have a knock-on effect.  The situation regarding an opening date for T4 remains unclear.

Heathrow says it is working closely with Border Force to ensure sufficient levels of resource are in place to cope with the large number of passengers returning to the UK over the next couple of weeks.  

Half of global markets still require Covid checks including testing, vaccination status and quarantine, which is causing particular congestion in check-in areas at peak times.

Heathrow is advising passengers to check with their airline to confirm when they should get to the airport.

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “It is fantastic to see the airport coming back to life after two years, and I want to thank all Team Heathrow colleagues for working together to serve our passengers.  Everyone at Heathrow is doing everything we can to make sure passengers get on their way as smoothly and safely as possible.”

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