Gulliver | The lure of London

The busiest airports in Europe

Heathrow Airport maintains its status as the most congested on the continent

By B.R.

ANYONE who has tried to hold a conversation in a West London garden will wonder how it is possible to squeeze any more more flights into Heathrow Airport. On average, a chinwag is interrupted every minute or so by a Boeing or an Airbus rumbling overhead.

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