Full article The new per-passenger levy, or Airport Cost Recovery Charge, is due to be imposed for the rest of this year and was agreed with airlines
London s Heathrow airport will charge departing passengers an extra £8.90 in an effort to claw back costs as the coronavirus crisis depresses air travel. The tariff is permitted by the UK s aviation regulator under a protocol that allows the hub to cover costs for utilities, baggage and check-in services.
Heathrow makes zero profit from such activities, with the fees covering operating and maintenance expenses, it said in a statement on Sunday.
Heathrow has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic since it relies on long-haul markets that have been all-but wiped out. The airport last week posted a £2 billion loss for 2020 after passenger numbers tumbled 73 per cent, a decline it says has left it unable to cover the costs of providing some services.
Heathrow imposes passenger charges to cover pandemic costs
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Heathrow Airport adds £8 90 passenger fee to all departing flights
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Heathrow imposes passenger charges to cover pandemic costs
28 Feb 2021 - 19:49
FILE PHOTO: Travellers at Heathrow airport, London, Britain, February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
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London’s Heathrow airport will charge departing passengers an extra 8.90 pounds ($12.40) in an effort to claw back costs as the coronavirus crisis depresses air travel.
The tariff is permitted by the U.K.’s aviation regulator under a protocol that allows the hub to cover costs for utilities, baggage and check-in services. Heathrow makes zero profit” from such activities, with the fees covering operating and maintenance expenses, it said in a statement Sunday.
Heathrow has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic since it relies on long-haul markets that have been all-but wiped out. The airport last week posted a 2 billion-pound loss for 2020 after passenger numbers tumbled 73%, a decline it says has left it unable to cover the costs of providing some services.