Heathrow starts first post-Covid hiring drive
Evening Standard|November 11, 2021
HEATHROW today announced its first recruitment drive since the start of the pandemic as the reopening of the transatlantic US-UK corridor fuels a recovery in long-haul travel.
Simon Freeman and Oscar Williams-Grut
Heathrow starts first post-Covid hiring drive

Britain’s biggest airport is hiring 600 frontline staff in security and engineering roles as it readies for a predicted rise in passengers ahead of next summer.

The announcement came as the hub reported the sixth consecutive month of passenger growth in October, with more than 100,000 travellers a day.

That is up 144% on the same time last year but still 56% down on pre-Covid.

The response to the end of the ban on US travel has turbo-charged confidence for a full return in the sector.

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