Close to 5.8m passengers travelled through the West London airport during September. While this is still 15 per cent below 2019 levels, Heathrow recorded the busiest summer out of any European hub airport.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of flights taken worldwide during 2020 fell to levels not seen in decades. Heathrow reported a 72.2 per cent fall in passengers during the year compared to 2019.
Passenger service levels, which had been higher than any European hub between January and June this year, dipped at the beginning of July as passenger demand started to exceed the aviation sector's overall capacity.
This improved significantly after Heathrow introduced a departing passenger cap, which kept supply and demand in balance.
But despite this year’s recovery, the airport said that the outlook for future demand “remains uncertain” due to growing economic headwinds, a new wave of Covid, and the escalating situation in Ukraine.
Nevertheless...