MAG’s plea came as it posted August passenger numbers down 68% on the same month in 2019, warning the "chaos and confusion" being caused by the current traffic light regime risked further slowing the recovery of the UK’s aviation and travel industries.
The group said it served just 1.5 million passengers between June and August 2021, a mere 16% of the almost 10 million that flew from the group’s airports during the same period in 2019.
