Heathrow hit by £2bn loss as airport calls for more Covid support
by Joanna Partridge from World news | The Guardian on (#5EK0P)
Passenger numbers slumped to 22.1m in 2020, the smallest annual total since 1975
Heathrow airport plunged to an annual 2bn loss in 2020 as the pandemic closed borders and the government restricted most international travel, underlining the impact of Covid-19 on aviation.
Britain's largest airport said the number of passengers who passed through slumped to 22.1 million last year, more than half of whom travelled in January and February, a fall of 73% compared with a year earlier and the smallest annual total since 1975.
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