Heathrow loses claim to being Europe's biggest airport
4 years, 1 month ago

Heathrow loses claim to being Europe's biggest airport

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} London’s Heathrow Airport says it has lost its place as Europe’s busiest air hub to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after the COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights and Britain failed to approve passenger testing that could scale back quarantine requirements. “The U.K.’s hub airport is no longer the busiest airport in Europe, competitors such as Charles de Gaulle have exceeded us in terms of passenger numbers as they benefit from a testing regime,” Heathrow said in a statement. “Without a rapid move to testing, the U.K. will fall even further behind its European competitors and the economic recovery will fail to get off the ground.” Heathrow on Wednesday reported a pre-tax loss of 1.52 billion pounds for the first nine months of the year, compared with a loss of 76 million pounds in the same period of 2019.

History of this topic

Heathrow expects to handle record 83.8m passengers in 2024
2 months ago
Heathrow airport could lose 4 million passengers a year due to new £10 ETA charge
3 months, 1 week ago
Heathrow blames Government scheme for ‘lost 90,000 transfer passengers’
4 months, 1 week ago
Heathrow airport records busiest day
5 months, 1 week ago
Heathrow ups full-year passenger growth outlook after record start to 2024
8 months ago
Heathrow airport makes first profit in three years but warns of ‘tough choices’ on investment
10 months ago
Heathrow third runway plans to be shared ‘in the new year’
1 year, 1 month ago
Heathrow Airport narrows losses after ‘year of recovery’
1 year, 10 months ago
Post-Covid Recovery Difficult for Heathrow Airport Due to Russia-Ukraine War and Covid-19
2 years, 1 month ago
Big league aviation: Is Heathrow worried about slipping down the table?
2 years, 5 months ago
Antalya, Sochi and Palma airports beat Heathrow for passenger numbers
3 years, 4 months ago
Heathrow Terminal 4 to remain closed until end of 2021
4 years ago
Charles de Gaulle Airport of Paris Now the Busiest in the World, Heathrow Down to Second
4 years, 1 month ago
Paris CDG overtakes London Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport
4 years, 1 month ago
Heathrow Airport unveils plans for COVID-19 testing facility to replace quarantine measures
4 years, 4 months ago
Passenger Numbers at UK's Heathrow Airport Down 88 Percent Amid Ongoing Travel Restrictions
4 years, 4 months ago
UK airports playing 'quarantine roulette' without passenger-testing regime, says Heathrow boss
4 years, 4 months ago

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