Heathrow blamed the government for dragging its heels on testing after losing its position as Europe’s busiest airportHeathrow has lost its position as Europe’s busiest airport after passenger numbers plunged by 81 per cent, intensifying demands for coronavirus testing of arrivals. Figures published today show that 1.4 million passengers travelled through the hub in August – traditionally the busiest month of the year – compared with about 7.7 million at the same point in 2019. Frankfurt in Germany now carries more passengers, knocking Heathrow off the position it has held for more than a decade. Heathrow said the figures underlined the scale of the effect coronavirus and the government’s handling of the crisis had had on British aviation. Ministers have repeatedly refused to sanction a testing system for arrivals

Source: The Times September 11, 2020 11:10 UTC