Bloomberg London’s Heathrow airport said passenger numbers are likely to recover to barely half of pre-Covid levels next year as the pandemic continues to ravage long-haul travel markets. The number of travellers in 2022 is likely to reach 45 million, Heathrow said in a statement. That compares with a record 81 million in 2019, when the hub ranked as Europe’s ...

Bloomberg Activist investor Mantle Ridge has nominated a slate of directors to replace the entire board of Dollar Tree Inc and is urging the discount retailer to hire the former chairman of rival Dollar General Corp to a leadership role. The New York-based investment firm said in a regulatory filing that it believes Dollar Tree “will benefit from a refresh ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s cargo division said it’s seeking more freighter planes to keep pace with booming global demand and that purchases could include Airbus SE’s new A350F model. Lufthansa Cargo is making the case at group level for adding more single-aisle and wide-body planes, including additional Boeing Co 777F freighters to ply long-haul routes, unit chief Dorothea von Boxberg ...