Heathrow says travel may not return to pre-Covid levels until 2026

Airport reports losses of 3.4bn since start of pandemic but says UK is on cusp of recovery'

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Heathrow airport has warned that air travel may not recover to pre-Covid levels until 2026 despite improving passenger numbers in the past three months, as it reported that losses since the start of the pandemic have reached 3.4bn.

The airport said international travel could be on the cusp of a recovery" but it faced a long road ahead".