Heathrow blames quarantine rules for 82% fall in demand last month

Heathrow has warned that the Government’s quarantine policy is costing jobs ‘every day’ after recording an 82% fall in passenger numbers in August (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Heathrow has warned that the UK government’s quarantine policy is costing jobs “every day” after recording an 82% decline in passenger numbers last month.

The west London airport wants testing to be permitted as a way of reducing the 14-day coronavirus quarantine requirement for arriving travellers.