The airport says it is 'back to its best' after 5.4 million passengers passed through it last month.
Heathrow Airport has recorded its busiest January since the start of the pandemic, with 5.4 million passengers travelling through it last month.
Cirium said departures were up 43% on last year's February break. It added this showed the "continued recovery" of the air travel industry, which was grounded during the height of the pandemic. Currently, travellers aged 12 and above with biometric passports can use e-gates to bypass manual inspections when they cross border control.
Airports and airlines cut thousands of jobs at the height of the pandemic, and many workers did not return to the industry due to finding other jobs.On Sunday, Unite said security guards, engineers and firefighters at Heathrow would begin voting on Friday on whether to strike over pay, after its members rejected a 10% wage increase.Thousands of workers across several industries have called for pay rises to keep up with the rising cost of living in recent months.
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