London’s Heathrow airport terminal 4 to stay shut for 2021
Aviation News Desk:
London’s Heathrow airport on Friday said its Terminal 4 will remain closed until the end of next year because of a slump in passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus pandemic. report Gulf News.
The west London hub said passenger numbers fell by 88 per cent last month from November 2019 due to continued travel restrictions and curbs on movement to cut Covid-19 infection rates across England.
Just 747,000 people used the airport in November and cargo volumes were also down year-on-year, it added.
“Based on current forecasts and continued decline in passengers, the decision has been taken for Terminal 4 to remain non-operational until the end of 2021,” it said in a statement.
During the UK-wide coronavirus lockdown from March, Heathrow shut Terminal 3 in April and Terminal 4 in May, switching all flights to terminals 2 and 5.
The airport, which is seeking cost-savings and has put an investment project on hold, appealed to the government for more support to protect jobs.
