Travel is heading into an "uncertain" summer owing to irregular passenger demand due to the war in the Middle East plus the rollout of the EU's new biometric border rules.
Heathrow has warned travel faces an 'uncertain' summer (Credit: Heathrow airport)
Heathrow on Monday (13 April) revealed it absorbed a 10% spike in transfer passengers in March as airlines adapt to airspace closures stemming from the US and Israel's war on Iran.
However, the airport stressed that while it achieved year-on-year passenger growth last month (+7% to 6.6 million passengers), this was slowing compared with its EU competitors owing to the scant availability of runway slots.
Agents at their problem-solving best as summer challenges mount
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