Passenger numbers at London Luton Airport have been down 56 per cent final month in comparison with August 2019.
In complete, some with 820,000 folks travelled by way of the airport in comparison with 1.7 million throughout the identical month final yr.
Whereas the figures signify an enchancment on July, they proceed to point out the affect that coronavirus is having on the aviation sector.
Throughout the summer season as an entire (June, July and August) the overall variety of passengers have been down 75 per cent in comparison with final yr, because the pandemic continues to weigh on the sector.
Alberto Martin, chief govt of London Luton, mentioned: “The summer season interval is the busiest time of yr at LLA, and whereas I’m happy to have welcomed extra passengers throughout August, it’s a good distance from our regular busy vacation interval.
“We’ve seen an encouraging rise in seat gross sales in latest months, however we additionally should be practical about what the long run holds.
“With summer season drawing to a detailed, and with quarantine measures persevering with to be imposed, pressing authorities help for the sector will likely be very important to make sure that the disaster of the aviation sector doesn’t worsen and the livelihoods of the 1000’s of people that depend on it usually are not jeopardised.”
London Luton is taking further steps to make sure the protection of travellers and workers members.
These embrace the set up of protecting screens at customer support factors, hand sanitiser stations all through the airport and an enhanced cleansing and disinfection routine.
