Heathrow is no longer Europe's busiest airport. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to crush demand for flying and Heathrow says it is falling behind airports with passenger testing. <br /> <br />Paris's Charles de Gaulle has overtaken Heathrow as Europe's busiest airport, with the London hub reporting falling passenger numbers and rising losses. Heathrow reported a loss of £1.5bn in the first nine months of 2020, a year when demand for air travel has been hit badly due to the coronavirus pandemic. <br /> <br />Passenger numbers between July and September were down by more than 84% compared with the same period in 2019, as the airport started to fall behind rivals that are using COVID-19 testing regimes. <br /> <br />Both are followed closely by Amsterdam's Schiphol (17.6 million) and Frankfurt in Germany (16.16 million). Heathrow's third-quarter revenue fell by 72% year on year to £239m, while earnings before tax and interest dropped to £37m. <br /> <br />Trade association Airports Council International Europe said that nearly 200 European airports face insolvency in the coming months unless air travel begins to recover. <br /> <br />247london-airport-transfers.co.uk <br /> <br />#HeathrowAirport #ChalesdeGaulle #LondonAirportTransfers
