Passenger Numbers at UK Airports Last Year 78 Percent Below Pre-COVID Levels

A passenger checks into their flight in the departures area in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in west London on May 13, 2021. Steve Parsons/PA

Passenger numbers at UK airports last year were 78 percent below pre-pandemic levels, new figures show.

Analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news agency found just 64.4 million passengers arrived or departed on flights at UK airports in 2021.