Month-to-month passenger numbers at Heathrow fell under 500,000 final month, the bottom since 1966.
The airport mentioned the decline was because of the ban on all however important journey, blanket quarantine, pre-departure and post-arrival testing.
In complete, simply 461,000 passengers made a visit from Heathrow, down 91 per cent from final 12 months.
Limits on passenger flights, which usually carry freight, imply cargo volumes additionally stay 30 per cent down on an annual foundation.
Nonetheless, EU rivals together with Frankfurt, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Schiphol airports have now all returned to pre-Covid cargo tonnage ranges.
Heathrow chief govt, John Holland-Kaye, mentioned: “Aviation has all the time led the UK financial system out of recession, and we’ll accomplish that once more.
“The worldwide journey taskforce can cleared the path on reopening worldwide journey and commerce safely – however ministers should get a grip of Border Drive’s efficiency in order that guests get a heat welcome to Britain, not a six-hour queue.”
Large queues have been reported at Heathrow in latest days as border brokers battle to satisfy Covid-19 restrictions on work practices and effectively course of passengers.
The worldwide taskforce is predicted to report on the reopening of journey on April 12th.
