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Passengers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London. Reuters
Passengers queue inside the departures terminal of Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport in London. Reuters
Airports have problems but blaming airline bottlenecks just won't do
Chris Blackhurst is a former editor of The Independent, based in London
July 18, 2023