Heathrow Airport is preparing for its busiest festive season for three years and will not limit the number of passengers who can use it. Heathrow imposed a capacity cap in the peak summer months, but has announced that no such limit will be imposed at Christmas.
Airport managers say they have worked with airlines and ground handlers ahead of the Christmas peak and have a good plan in place. The west London airport dealt with 5.9 million passengers in October, which is 84% of 2019 levels, and a total of 50 million passengers so far this year, which is 74% of 2019 levels.
Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said: “We have come so far since Omicron grounded Christmas travel plans last year.
Heathrow, our airline partners and their handlers are all working together to make sure everyone can be reunited with their loved ones this Christmas.”
