The airport’s February passenger numbers slumped to below 500,000, the lowest level since 1966. Heathrow cited the ongoing effect of Covid travel restrictions, including the ban on all but essential travel, quarantine, and pre-departure and post-arrival testing.
Chief executive John Holland-Kaye also acknowledged significant border issues at Heathrow after the airport’s chief operating officer Emma Gilthorpe confirmed to the government’s home affairs select committee on Wednesday (10 March) that six-hour queues at border control were currently not uncommon.
