60% of arrivals into Heathrow Airport are caught up in holding patterns above the capital, at a massive cost to the economy and great frustration to passengers.
Figures compiled by air traffic control service NATS have revealed that jets circling for a cumulative 55 hours a day are burning 190 tonnes of fuel and discharging 600 tonnes of co2 into the skies above London, costing £119 000 in wasted fuel every day.
Heathrow currently operates at 98% capacity and accommodates more flights on just two runways than any other airport in the world, which means it can often take days to recover from security alerts or strikes.
The disclosure comes as some of the UK's biggest airlines seek future alternatives after British Airways announced they have given up hope of seeing a third runway built.
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