03-04-2020 09:34 via metro.co.uk

Heathrow to close one runway amid traffic fall during coronavirus crisis

A sign at Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 arrivals warning of coronavirus (Picture: AP)Heathrow will close one of its runways next week as air traffic continues to fall globally amid the coronavirus pandemic.The London hub will operate its landings and takeoffs from one strip from Monday April 6 to ‘increase resilience and safety for staff, passengers and cargo’ throughout the Covid-19 outbreak.It has two runways and will alternate which one they keep open on a weekly basis, a spokesman
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