“Heathrow is losing the battle”

It seems Heathrow airport, the European hub we all love to hate, is growing more slowly than some of its European competitors.  The airport blames its problems on growth constraints and an inquiry into its third runway.  Flight numbers are currently at their maximum and only large planes can deliver more passengers to the airport.

 

Despite a 9% rise in revenues and 1.4% more passengers over the past year, Heathrow’s growth rate is less than half that of Paris, Frankfurt, or Amsterdam.

 

More on this story from to the Guardian at this link.

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