Heathrow airport Terminal 4: the ghost hub

from Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast

Today I'm reporting from London Heathrow Terminal 4. This is the main Middle Eastern hub at the UK's busiest airport. But with so many of its regular airlines axing most or all of their flights right now due to the Iran conflict, it feels like a ghost terminal.This podcast is free, as is Independent Travel's weekly newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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