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The busiest airport in Europe is no longer in London.
Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport has dethroned the U.K. 's Heathrow Airport for the No. 1 spot for having the most travelers in the country. This change comes as a result of fewer passengers flying through during the pandemic.
Travelers to London's Heathrow airport have dropped more than 84%, its third-quarter earnings revealed. (iStock)
Heathrow said Wednesday in its third-quarter earnings that traveler numbers had dropped more than 84% and reported as much as $1.9 billion in losses during 2020 as a result of fewer passengers being tested for COVID-19 and travel restrictions during the pandemic.
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“For the first time, Paris Charles de Gaulle has overtaken Heathrow as Europe’s largest airport, with Amsterdam Schiphol and Frankfurt close behind,” Heathrow said in a statement on Wednesday.
The three airport rivals have started routine COVID-19 testing, Heathrow noted in the earnings report. The U.K. government, meanwhile, announced plans to launch testing for passengers from high-risk countries by December in an effort to boost the economy.
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Heathrow reported 19 million travelers passed through the airport during the first nine months of 2020, slightly less than the 19.3 million passengers passing through Paris, the Financial Times reported.
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Pre-pandemic, Heathrow saw close to 80 million passengers per year.
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