Heathrow Airport records busiest month since pandemic start

Friday, 13 Jun, 2022 0

Heathrow Airport just had its busiest month in since the onset of the pandemic:

It notched a Covid-era record of 5.3 million passengers in May.

That is about 79% of pre-pandemic levels.

It marks an eight-fold increase on May 2021

Terminal 4, which has been closed, reopens this week ahead of the busy summer period.

It starts with 30 airlines operating there.

CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “I’m immensely proud of the way my team has worked with airlines and other partners to ensure passengers got away during the platinum jubilee half-term.”

“We continue to make good progress with our plans to ramp up capacity.”

Heathrow bosses claimed operations ran smoothly last month with 90% of passengers getting through airport security within 10 minutes.

The airport stands by its bid to impose inflation-busting fee hikes.

“Failure to invest risks degrading passenger experience at a time when it has never been more important,” Holland-Kaye said.



 

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