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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Julia Kollewe and Gwyn Topham

Heathrow’s Covid losses top £4bn as autumn lull looms

Passengers check-in in terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, west London
Heathrow said 9.7 million passengers passed through the airport in the first quarter. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA

Heathrow airport has warned it expects a drop-off in passenger numbers after a summer surge, with airlines already cancelling services into the autumn amid higher fuel costs, war in Ukraine and a potential further Covid wave.

However, one of its main UK airline customers, Virgin Atlantic, accused Heathrow of “seeding doubt” in the recovery to convince the regulator it should be allowed to raise landing charges.

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