Heathrow July 2020 Remarkable Times

 07.00 11^th August 2020

 

Largely grounded route network continues to strangle UK economy

   

· Over 860,000 passengers travelled through Heathrow in July, down 88% on the previous year. This reflects a slight uplift in passenger traffic, since the start of this crisis, driven by the Government's creation of the first 'travel corridors' on July 4^th.

 

· More than half of these passengers, over 480,000, ventured to European destinations to make the most of the 2020 summer season, quarantine free.

 

· The vast majority of Heathrow's route network (60%) remains grounded, requiring a 14-day quarantine on arrival, preventing the UK from travelling to and trading with these countries. Airport testing could safely open up these routes and kickstart the UK's economic recovery.

 

· Over 88,000 metric tonnes of cargo travelled through Heathrow in July, with cargo gradually shifting from freighters to the belly hold of passenger planes. However, 60% is still travelling on cargo only flights compared to five per cent prior to the crisis. Cargo volumes continue to be impacted by the decline of long-haul passenger traffic.

 

· Heathrow has unveiled a range of measures such as UV robots, UV handrail technology, Fly Safe pit stops and Hygiene technicians to reduce the risk of contracting or transmitting COVID-19 at the airport.

 

· Airlines at Heathrow revealed a new summer route network, offering more choice of short-haul, leisure routes at lower prices to numerous destinations including Dubrovnik, Genoa and Verona.

 

· Domestic carrier, Eastern Airways has announced plans to operate from Heathrow for the first-time and strengthen the airport's domestic route network. The airline will be using the airport's additional capacity to launch flights between Teesside International Airport and Heathrow from September onwards.

 

Heathrow CEO, John Holland-Kaye, said: "Tens of thousands of jobs are being lost because Britain remains cut off from critical markets such as the US, Canada and Singapore. The government can save jobs by introducing testing to cut quarantine from higher risk countries, while keeping the public safe from a second wave of COVID."

 

 

 

 

Traffic Summary
July 2020
Terminal Passengers (000s)	Jul 2020	% Change	Jan to Jul 2020	% Change	Aug 2019 to Jul 2020	% Change
Market
UK	55	-87.6	1,010	-63.6	3,079	-35.6
EU	482	-82.1	5,374	-66.1	16,992	-38.4
Non-EU Europe	97	-82.4	1,221	-63.2	3,600	-37.0
Africa	20	-93.3	829	-59.3	2,307	-34.1
North America	70	-96.2	3,392	-68.4	11,484	-38.2
Latin America	7	-94.2	327	-59.6	901	-34.4
Middle East	75	-89.9	1,803	-58.2	5,236	-31.1
Asia / Pacific	59	-94.4	2,342	-64.9	7,153	-38.1
Total	867	-88.8	16,299	-65.0	50,751	-37.1
Air Transport Movements	Jul 2020	% Change	Jan to Jul 2020	% Change	Aug 2019 to Jul 2020	% Change
Market
UK	728	-80.1	10,247	-55.5	27,958	-28.4
EU	5,435	-71.0	51,855	-57.8	138,349	-34.8
Non-EU Europe	940	-74.6	11,377	-55.7	29,263	-33.5
Africa	353	-71.6	4,509	-49.3	10,843	-28.2
North America	1,841	-75.5	23,829	-50.9	58,747	-29.5
Latin America	171	-66.6	1,841	-48.0	4,308	-29.3
Middle East	1,002	-62.5	10,370	-40.7	23,472	-22.4
Asia / Pacific	1,454	-64.1	15,290	-44.5	35,089	-26.2
Total	11,924	-71.7	129,440	-53.4	328,151	-31.3
Cargo (Metric Tonnes)	Jul 2020	% Change	Jan to Jul 2020	% Change	Aug 2019 to Jul 2020	% Change
Market
UK	2	-95.4	208	-38.5	456	-27.4
EU	6,007	-23.6	38,107	-31.0	77,264	-22.5
Non-EU Europe	3,588	-25.5	20,860	-36.9	44,789	-22.4
Africa	4,912	-30.4	36,101	-35.3	73,643	-21.8
North America	27,799	-37.7	229,778	-31.7	458,395	-22.9
Latin America	2,669	-41.0	17,621	-45.5	39,647	-29.3
Middle East	18,455	-18.3	120,488	-18.7	231,441	-9.8
Asia / Pacific	24,965	-36.0	175,428	-36.3	366,916	-25.9
Total	88,397	-32.0	640,947	-31.5	1,294,906	-21.7
Influenza History ............................

 

Comparisons:

• Every year an estimated 290,000 to 650,000 people die in the world due to complications from seasonal influenza (flu) viruses. This figure corresponds to 795 to 1,781 deaths per day due to the seasonal flu.
• SARS (November 2002 to July 2003): was a coronavirus that originated from Beijing, China, spread to 29 countries, and resulted in 8,096 people infected with 774 deaths (fatality rate of 9.6%). Considering that SARS ended up infecting 5,237 people in mainland China, Wuhan Coronavirus surpassed SARS on January 29, 2020, when Chinese officials confirmed 5,974 cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). One day later, on January 30, 2020 the novel coronavirus cases surpassed even the 8,096 cases worldwide which were the final SARS count in 2003.
• MERS (in 2012) killed 858 people out of the 2,494 infected (fatality rate of 34.4%).

Burial Completion & costings 

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Martin Coleman, CMA Panel Inquiry Chair, said:

"Given the inherently distressing circumstances in which people arrange a funeral, we want to make sure they can be confident that they are not being overcharged and that their loved one is cared for properly - this is what our investigation has focused on.

"The later stages of the investigation have been conducted in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused a tragic increase in death rates and has materially changed how funerals are carried out. This has had a big impact on how far we can immediately address some of the issues we have identified.

"But there are remedies that are feasible and effective in the short term. We are proposing a package of 'sunlight' remedies which will shine a light for consumers on the pricing and practices of the sector and make sure that deceased people are cared for properly. This will ensure that the prices of funeral directors and crematoria, and the quality of the service that funeral directors provide, are exposed to greater scrutiny, helping people to make the right choices during an incredibly difficult time.

"Further change in the sector is necessary but some of the remedies we were considering could not safely be introduced in the middle of a national emergency. Our proposals will hold open the door to price controls when circumstances created by the pandemic change sufficiently to permit these to be considered."