The Gatwick Effect

The World of Business by BBC

Aug 6, 202027:32Business

The coronavirus pandemic and the associated global economic lockdown have had a dramatic impact on businesses across the UK, perhaps none more so than on the aviation industry and airports like Gatwick, usually the UK's...

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