Passenger Arrivals to U.K. Collapse During Pandemic Travel Curbs
- Home Office figures show 97% decline in second quarter on year
- Immigration had been rising before crisis amid student inflow
The arrivals hall of Terminal 2 at London Heathrow Airport.
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The number of passengers arriving in the U.K. almost totally collapsed in the second quarter as coronavirus restrictions brought international travel to a standstill.
Home Office figures published Thursday show there were just 1.3 million arrivals between April and June, a 97% decrease compared with the same period of 2019.