Passenger Traffic At Heathrow Airport Has Fallen Significantly

British Airways will temporarily stop flying from London Gatwick Airport. The decision to stop flying from the second busiest airport in the UK has been made to cut costs to survive the corona crisis.

 

British Airways CEO Alex Cruz warned earlier this month that the airline is fighting for its life. Layoffs and grounding planes are inevitable, Cruz reported.

“Due to the significant constraints and challenging market conditions, like many other airlines, we have to suspend our flight schedule at Gatwick temporarily,” said a spokesman for British Airways.

However, the British airline will continue to depart from London Heathrow Airport with a few flights.

Parent company IAG only uses 25 percent of the average capacity in April and May. Price fighter EasyJet, a formidable competitor of British Airways, is also taking far-reaching measures because of the corona crisis.

That company decided on Monday to keep its fleet on the ground for the time being. Ryanair still flies, but with only 10 percent of standard capacity.
Gatwick airport announced last week that it would close one of its two terminals on Wednesday.

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