<span>STORY: Heathrow Airport is predicted to have an uncertain next few months.</span><span>The west London hub said its growth was lagging behind its European rivals as track slots were full.</span><span>England’s largest airport served 6.6 million passengers in March.</span><span>That’s up nearly 7% from a year ago as it reroutes traffic flows to cope with airspace closures in the Middle East.</span><span>The airport’s CEO said it was doing all it could to support airlines and passengers as travel trends changed during the Middle East crisis.</span><span>The UK government approved plans for a third runway for the airport last year.</span><span>However, due to a broader planning process that is expected to take years, it is not expected to become operational until at least 2035.</span><span>Heathrow warned in February that Istanbul would overtake Istanbul as Europe’s busiest hub this year or next.</span><span>Middle East routes have fallen by more than half, the airport said…</span><span>Asia-Pacific and African traffic increased by 31% and 23% respectively.</span><span>British Airways, the UK’s flag carrier and highest-grossing airline, announced last week that it would cut flights to the Middle East when services resume…</span><span>While adding capacity to India and Africa.</span>
