Airlines, travel companies and passengers faced a third day of disruption on Tuesday as a growing list of countries banned travel from the UK to prevent the spread of a virulent new strain of coronavirus.
At London’s Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, departure boards showed a swath of cancellations for many European and long-haul destinations. At least 37 countries in the EU and beyond have banned travel from the UK, amid global alarm over the new variant.
The airport grounded 80 flights on Monday, while another 30 were cancelled at Gatwick, although domestic flights and routes to countries that were still accepting passengers, including the US, were operating. Roughly 200 flights were cancelled across the UK. Numbers were not yet available for Tuesday.