Monday, July 26, 2021

Heathrow wants travel opened up for vaccinated as Covid losses near £3bn

Restrictions and expensive testing requirements are hindering UK’s economic recovery, says airport * Coronavirus – latest updates * See all our coronavirus coverage Heathrow airport has called on the UK government to open up travel for fully vaccinated passengers as it said its losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic had reached almost £3bn. The airport reported a £868m loss for the first half of 2021 and said restrictions and expensive testing requirements were hindering the UK’s economic recovery. Its total losses since the start of the pandemic stand at £2.9bn. Continue reading...