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Heathrow Airport records busiest month since pandemic start
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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