Quarantine rule hits demand for Heathrow

Heathrow saw arriving passenger numbers hit ‘immediately’ after the Government’s quarantine policy came into force, the airport said (Steve Parsons/PA)

Heathrow saw arriving passenger numbers hit “immediately” after the British Government’s quarantine policy came into force, the airport said.

The proportion of seats filled – known as the load factor – on inbound flights dropped by seven percentage points when the 14-day self-isolation requirement was introduced on June 8.