LONDON, July 29 — London’s Heathrow airport today urged the government to create a coronavirus testing programme for travellers to replace quarantines, as it announced more than a billion pounds in losses in 2020. The air hub, usually the busiest in Europe, said it had recorded a pre-tax loss...
In this file photo taken May 10, 2020, a British Airways passenger jet comes in to land at London Heathrow Airport in west London. — AFP pic
Revenues halved year-on-year while passenger numbers dropped 96 per cent in the second quarter, as air travel came to a virtual standstill due to Covid-19 lockdowns around the world, it said. Critics would like the UK to follow the lead of countries like France and Germany and screen passengers from such places.
Officials are thought to be weary of an airport testing system because they fear it will miss people who have contracted the virus but are yet to display symptoms.
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