By Mark Sweney
UK’s largest airport blames coronavirus, with 19.6% reduction on Asia-Pacific routes
Heathrow airport has reported a significant fall in passenger traffic in February and March as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the aviation industry.
Britain’s largest airport said that total passenger numbers fell 4.8% last month compared with the same period in 2019, to 5.4 million, once the extra leap year day is stripped out. The airport said demand has continued to weaken, with another year-on-year decrease in passenger numbers expected in March.
Source: Heathrow passengers down by almost 5% in February and March
