Pic: Empty Heathrow

Heathrow Terminal 4 was a ghost town when we returned from London to New York last Sunday. Also, all of the Team PSFK reported that their flights to the UK and back were almost empty. People aren’t flying – as we have heard. But the silence at this airport reminded us of the knock on effect it has on so many other people’s livelihoods.

A search of Google News reveals a story in the Financial Times where one retail holding company (Jones Lang LaSalle) has noted a 25% drop in sales. With the look of the footfall in this picture, we wonder if that figure isn’t really the true figure. In fact book store Borders has been forced to close all its airport stores as they weren’t able to re-negotiate their rent to a better deal.