LONDON — The fasten seatbelts sign may soon be switched off for travel retail in some of the British airports most affected by the alleged terrorist plot, which came to light two weeks ago.
“We’re very close to being back to normal,” said Colin Hargrave, managing director of BAA U.K. Airports Retail. British Airports Authority owns seven U.K. airports, including London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, as well as airport retail chain World Duty Free.
“The first day [following the revelation of the alleged plot to blow up planes flying from the U.K. to the U.S.] was the worst. Obviously, there was a lot confusion about what could and couldn’t be taken on board, but the situation came back to normal day by day.”
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