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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Joanna Partridge

Heathrow remains loss-making despite rise in passenger numbers

Passengers queue to go through security in departures at Terminal 5 of Heathrow airport in February 2023.
Heathrow airport welcomed almost 17 million passengers in the first three months of the year. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

Heathrow airport has said it is still loss-making, even as it continues to be Europe’s busiest airport, welcoming almost 17 million passengers in the first three months of the year.

The airport also said that passengers would be able to “travel as normal” during the peak getaway period around the coronation of King Charles III, taking place on 6 May, despite a fresh planned strike by security staff.

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