The UK’s hub airport said passenger numbers in January were 56% down on pre-Covid levels, with more than 1.3 million travellers cancelling or deciding not to book trips in December and January, as new travel rules were imposed to try to stop Omicron spreading.
Although bookings have started rebounding, Heathrow said it still expected to only get back to around 50% of pre-pandemic traffic levels during 2022, with the hope that strong summer demand will offset a weaker start to the year.
