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Aviation 'fighting for survival' says Heathrow CEO [subscription]
Britain's busiest airport has revealed it lost almost three-quarters of its passengers last year due to 'lockdowns and border closures'. Only 22 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in 2020; 73 per cent less than the previous year.
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Tuesday, 12 January 2021
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- Covid: Heathrow passenger numbers drop by millionsPassenger numbers at Heathrow dropped by almost three-quarters in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the airport said. Just 22.1 million people travelled through the airport last year, down 58.8 million on the previous 12 months.
- Covid-19: New test rule for UK arrivals from FridayInternational travellers will have to take a Covid test up to 72 hours before departing.
The Guardian
- Passengers at Heathrow down by 73% in 2020 due to CovidThe number of passengers at Britain’s biggest airport slumped by 73% in 2020 to the smallest annual total since 1975 due to the travel restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Independent
- Race is on for British travellers to get Covid tests before returning to UKHolidaymakers in Antigua, Barbados and St Lucia have been given an extra six days’ leeway ‘due to lack of testing infrastructure’
The Telegraph
- Aviation 'fighting for survival' says Heathrow CEO [subscription]Britain's busiest airport has revealed it lost almost three-quarters of its passengers last year due to 'lockdowns and border closures'. Only 22 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in 2020; 73 per cent less than the previous year.
Mail Online
- Boeing 737 'fell like lightning and exploded on the water': Fisherman gives harrowing accountThe Sriwijaya Air plane took off from Jakarta earlier today for Pontianak, West Kalimantan province, when it lost contact with the control room. Witnesses claim the plane hit the sea and exploded.
This is Money
- Battle over historic British firm Signature Aviation intensifies as co-owner of Gatwick airport gatecrashes Bill Gates's takeover with counter bidThe battle over historic British firm Signature Aviation intensified yesterday as the co-owner of Gatwick airport gatecrashed Bill Gates's takeover with a £3.4billion counter bid.
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- People arriving in England need negative COVID tests to enter country from FridayPeople travelling to England from abroad will have to show they have tested negative for coronavirus before being allowed to enter the country from Friday.
Other Regional Press
- Stansted Airport planning appeal: Inquiry inspectors press ahead despite campaigners concernsStansted Airport's planning appeal begins online today (Tuesday, January 12) after inquiry inspectors rejected calls for a three-month deferral because of the coronavirus crisis.
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- Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safetyFoot traffic monitoring specialist The Indoor Lab partnered with lidar company Cepton to provide anonymised, 3D tracking of people that claims to improve the usability, safety and cleanliness of large spaces.
- Heathrow Airport’s Measures to Restart AviationPrior to the pandemic, London Heathrow Airport, the UK’s largest airport and one of the largest aviation hubs in the world, welcomed over 80 million passengers. During the pandemic, it’s been operating on a quarter of those numbers and has implemented a variety of measures to restart aviation safely.
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