After a week that saw every Liga MX team taking part in the Concacaf Champions Cup book their places in the round of 16, we’re back to league play with quite a slate of matches. One of the biggest rivalries in the world, El Super Clásico between Club America and Chivas Guadalajara, will take center stage on Saturday with both clubs in different positions than usual. With the squad returning to health, Club America are climbing up the table with two consecutive wins, but they’re chasing a Chivas squad who are the lone Liga MX side with five wins from five matches played.
How to watch Chivas Guadalajara vs. Club America, odds
Date: Saturday, Feb. 14 | Time: 10:07 p.m. ET
Location: Estadio AKRON — Zapopan, Mexico
TV: Telemundo
Odds: Chivas +120; Draw +240; Club America +220
The creativity from Richy Ledezema has paced the attack with six assists, and being joined by former Chicago Fire man Brian Gutierrez in midfield, there has been enough firepower to push Chivas up the table. But with America returning to health, American Alex Zendejas and striker Henry Martin will look to change things in a heated rivalry match.
On Sunday, you can also catch quite a clash on the CBS Sports Golazo Network with Cuz Azul hosting Tigres. Both sides had big midweek wins in Conacaf Champions Cup play and are also sitting level on 10 points in the table. The teams with the third most goals scored in the Clausura portion of the season. Cruz have improved their midfield, but it will still be a tall task stopping Andre-Pierrer Gingnac and Angel Correa.
Here’s a look at the Liga MX slate for the weekend:
Heading into the 2026 NFL Draft, 268 players who attended high schools in Colorado have played or are currently playing in the pros.
A total of 118 schools have produced at least one player.
That number may increase this fall when recently drafted players play their first games as pros.
Colorado ranks No. 29 in the nation among high schools that produce NFL players, and is the fourth best in the West.
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Several players from the high schools listed here played college football at schools and conferences in the West, including the Pac-12, Mountain West, Big West, Big Sky, and schools now in the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC.
Colorado’s Denver South leads the way with nine NFL players produced, followed by Thomas Jefferson and Cherry Creek with eight each.
Click on the name of each school to see the players who have played in NFL games.
Feb 14, 2026; Santa Clara, California, USA; Gonzaga Bulldogs forward Graham Ike (15) handles the ball against Santa Clara Broncos forward Allen Graves (22) during the first half at Leavey Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images
Graham Ike recorded 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds and No. 12 Gonzaga moved into first place in the West Coast Conference with a 94-86 victory over host Santa Clara on Saturday night.
Adam Miller scored 21 points and Tyon Grant-Foster had 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench as the Bulldogs (25-2, 13-1 WCC) won their third straight game and 18th in the past 19. Gonzaga also reached the 25-win mark for the 19th straight season.
Emmanuel Innocenti added 16 points and six rebounds as Gonzaga prevailed in the final regular-season contest between the teams before it departs for the rebuilt Pac-12. The squads were WCC rivals for 46 seasons.
Christian Hammond had 16 points and Elijah Mahi scored 15 for the Broncos (22-6, 13-2), who dropped to 13-1 at home this season. Allen Graves had 13 points before fouling out for Santa Clara, which lost to the Zags for the second time this season.
Gonzaga won for the 23rd time in the past 25 meetings at Santa Clara. The Broncos won in 2011 and 2024.
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Gonzaga connected on 56.3% (36 of 64) of its field-goal attempts while making just 3 of 18 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs shot 63% (17 of 27) from the field in the second half.
The Broncos made 46.2% (30 of 65) of their attempts and were 9 of 24 from behind the arc. Sash Gavalyugov added 10 points for Santa Clara.
The Broncos led 60-55 with 12:32 remaining after consecutive 3-pointers by Thierry Darlan and Gavalyugov.
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Gonzaga answered with eight straight points to lead by three. Davis Fogle had two baskets in eight seconds — the latter one coming after he stole the ball — during the surge.
The Bulldogs took a 73-66 advantage when Miller drained a 3-pointer with 6:52 left. Ike was called for his fourth foul — an offensive infraction — 29 seconds later but the Broncos were unable to take advantage and Ike returned with 3:25 left with Gonzaga holding a 79-72 lead.
Miller made two free throws to give the Zags an 83-74 lead with 2:31 remaining and Grant-Foster slammed home a thunderous dunk to make it 87-77 with 53 seconds remaining as Gonzaga closed it out.
Ike registered 17 points and nine rebounds in the first half to help the Bulldogs hold a 44-39 halftime lead.
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Santa Clara led 19-11 after KJ Cochran’s layup with 11:11 left in the half and never trailed in the first 13 minutes.
Gonzaga moved ahead for the first time on Ike’s basket for a 31-30 edge with 6:25 to play.
Gonzaga finished the half with a 9-3 run. Mario Saint-Supery’s putback with under a second left gave the Zags the five-point halftime lead.
Abhishek Sharma of India (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
Abhishek Sharma’s lean run in the T20 World Cup continued as the India opener fell for a four-ball duck against Pakistan in the high-voltage Group A clash in Colombo on Sunday.In a bold tactical move, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha took the new ball himself and struck in the very first over of the contest. Abhishek, looking to get off the mark quickly, failed to settle and was dismissed without scoring, handing Pakistan an early breakthrough.
Abhishek Sharma is back and India to unravel a mystery slinger
Abhishek Sharma’s last six T20Is0(1)68*(20)0(1)30(16)0(1)0(4)The left-hander had also been dismissed for a duck against the USA earlier in the tournament, raising concerns over his form at the top of the order. Abhishek was back into the playing eleven for the crucial encounter. He replaced Sanju Samson, while Kuldeep Yadav came in for Arshdeep Singh. Abhishek had earlier missed the Namibia fixture after being hospitalised in New Delhi with a stomach infection.Suryakumar Yadav and Agha did not shake hands at the toss at the R Premadasa Stadium, continuing a trend seen during their meetings at the Asia Cup in Dubai last year, including the final. Agha won the toss and opted to bowl.Pakistan fielded an unchanged side, while India reshuffled in search of stability. However, Agha’s early strike ensured Pakistan seized immediate control of the contest.Playing XIsIndia: Ishan Kishan (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Jasprit BumrahPakistan: Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (captain), Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Tariq, and Abrar Ahmed
Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale won snowboard cross mixed team gold – Team GB’s first ever Winter Olympic title on snow.
After heartbreak in their individual events, the British pair made amends with an astonishing performance to add Olympic gold to the World Championship title they won in 2023.
In an event that sees the men race first, Nightingale crossed the line in second place to set up Bankes perfectly – and she used her remarkable speed on the board to take the lead and pip Italy’s Michela Moioli to the line.
It marked a second successive silver in this event for Moioli and Lorenzo Sommariva, while France’s Loan Bozzolo and Lea Casta took bronze.
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Bankes, a former individual world champion and two-time overall World Cup winner, was left crestfallen on Friday when she exited the women’s event in the quarter-finals, just as she did four years ago in Beijing, despite being widely tipped for a medal.
Similarly, Nightingale was left wanting much more from himself after exiting the men’s competition in the round of 16, but found another level to produce arguably his best racing alongside Bankes.
Congratulations are in order for WWE star Arianna Grace after making history on Friday. Grace is coming off the biggest win of her career.
Things are looking up for Grace after struggling with injuries over the past few years. She’s part of a growing stable in NXT, which is expected to be called “Birthright,” alongside Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Lexis King and Uriah Connors. They are also trying to recruit Charlie Dempsey into the group.
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At TNA Wrestling’s No Surrender, Arianna Grace challenged Lei Ying Lee for the TNA Knockouts World Championship. Grace shocked the world to become the new champion, ending Lei’s reign at just 87 days.
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Arianna Grace also became the first woman of South Asian descent to win a major championship in a big wrestling company. So, congratulations to the new TNA Knockouts World Champion.
However, Grace already has to worry about her first challenger. Fellow Canadian star Jody Threat became the No. 1 contender for the TNA Knockouts World Championship after winning at Battle Royal at No Surrender. Threat last eliminated Tessa Blanchard to win the match.
Arianna Grace’s night wasn’t all positive
Despite winning the TNA Knockouts World Championship, Arianna Grace’s night started off on the wrong foot. Grace was in the corner of his boyfriend, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, for his TNA International Championship defense against Trey Miguel.
Miguel earned the opportunity from his Feast or Fired briefcase, which contained a future shot at the TNA International Championship. The former member of The Rascalz overcame a lot to outlast Lorenzo and win his first singles title since his second reign as X-Division Champion.
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Despite the loss, Grace pushed through later that night to make history. It will be interesting to see if Grace will defend her new title on NXT or if she’ll become a regular at TNA Wrestling.
It has been an interesting few months for Grace and her new group. There are even rumors that David Finlay could be added once he gets signed by WWE. Finlay is the older son of Fit Finlay and the brother of Uriah Connors.
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Sentinels opened the playoffs on Saturday by winning a 3-2 battle with Disguised in the upper-bracket semifinals at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.
Cloud9 faces FlyQuest on Sunday in the other semifinal, with the winner advancing to the upper-bracket final against Sentinels on Feb. 22.
With the loss, Disguised dropped to the lower-bracket quarterfinals against Team Liquid, while LYON awaits the loser of the second semifinal.
The six-team playoffs are double-elimination, with all matches best-of-five. The overall winner qualifies for the 2026 First Stand Tournament.
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The lower-bracket semifinal is Feb. 27, and the lower-bracket final is Feb. 28. The grand final is scheduled for March 1.
Diguised won the opening map on Saturday in 33 minutes on red, then Sentinels drew even in 35 minutes on blue. The back-and-forth match continued with Disguised winning in 36 minutes on red, and Sentinels victorious in 32 minutes on blue.
Sentinels took the decisive map in 33 minutes on blue.
Ham “HamBak” Yoo-jin of South Korea paced Sentinels with a 21/15/42 kill-death-assist ratio, teammate Isaac “DarkWings” Chou of the United States posted a 20/10/29 K-D-A, and Jeong “Impact” Eon-young of South Korea had a 13/7/32 ratio.
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Cho “Castle” Hyeon-seong of South Korea led Disguised with a 19/21/23 K-D-A, Sajed “sajed” Ziade of the United States had an 18/11/20 K-D-A and Christian “KryRa” Rahaian of Canada recorded a 6/12/39 ratio.
Match most valuable players were “HamBak,” “KryRa” and “Castle.”
The playoffs followed the Swiss stage featuring eight teams over three rounds of best-of-three matches, except the last-chance tiebreaker as a best-of-one. Dignitas and Shopify Rebellion were eliminated by finishing seventh and eighth in the standings.
Bryan Mbeumo has had an excellent first season at Man Utd and one of his teammates has explained what makes him such an impressive player.
13:30, 15 Feb 2026Updated 13:32, 15 Feb 2026
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Matheus Cunha has backed Bryan Mbeumo as just the kind of striker Manchester United “need to have” after praising the impact his fellow summer signing has had at Old Trafford.
Mbeumo has been leading the line since the arrival of Michael Carrick as head coach last month and he has scored against Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham in that run, although he is facing competition from the in-form Benjamin Sesko, who has had an impact off the bench.
A £65million summer arrival from Brentford, Mbeumo played as a No. 10 under Ruben Amorim and can also play on the right wing, with his versatility a bonus for United and part of the reason they pushed so hard to sign him.
He has delivered 10 goals and two assists in his 22 appearances so far and has been one of United’s standout players so far this season, with Cunha raving about his intelligence on the pitch and his quality in attack.
“He’s very intelligent, he’s very clever,” Cunha told Premier League Productions. “So he can use his strength very, very good, like going to space, he shoots so well, so good. This is the kind of number nine we need to have.
“Of course, he’s someone that helped us so much and it’s a pleasure to play with him. He’s more than the position that he plays. Being around him in the pitch, we know he can create something special.”
Cunha also signed for United last summer, joining from Wolves for £62.5million, and having both taken a step up in the Premier League they are determined to play their part in bringing success to Old Trafford.
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“A lot of energy. What a lovely guy,” Cunha said of Mbeumo. “I’m around him every day, he’s someone that is fun. I always play against him and we talk about the games that we played in the past, Brentford against Wolves.
“But to be together now and help United is something that when we arrive here, we feel like, wow, we can be a small part of the success of the team. It’s something that is a challenge that is everything to us.
“He’s so shy, he doesn’t speak much, but I speak French and I always speak with him He’s the kind of guy that, like I say, he’s special, I love to be around him and talking about the game, the life. Honestly, he finishes very well.
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“Every training, after training, we stay to do finishing, so it’s always a good competition to have him, Bruno [Fernandes], Ben [Sesko], Josh [Zirkzee], everyone around the team. I feel like we are starting to reach our level.”
Mbeumo scored 20 goals in his final season with Brentford and when Thomas Frank left the Bees to take over at Tottenham, he tried to hijack United’s move for the Cameroon international.
But Mbeumo had his heart set on a move to Old Trafford and Cunha has rejected the idea that his fellow summer signing is underrated.
“For me, he’s never an underrated player because I put him so high,” he said. “He gives me the expectation that I know he can do. I know what I see, I know what he does and to be around him is special. He’s such a good guy. So I can never say he is underrated.”
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has opened up about his agreement with Manchester City striker Erling Haaland as they both compete for the Premier League title
Martin Odegaard has disclosed the pact he’s made with Norway teammate Erling Haaland as the Premier League title battle heats up between Arsenal and Manchester City. The Gunners are pursuing their first league championship since 2004, but hold just a four-point advantage over Haaland’s City as the season reaches its crucial stages.
The Norwegian duo, who enjoy a strong friendship away from football, have clashed repeatedly in the Premier League, with Odegaard at Arsenal since 2021 and Haaland arriving at City in 2022. Haaland has been instrumental in City’s recent title challenges and has found the net in his last two matches to assist Pep Guardiola’s side in narrowing the deficit on the Gunners.
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While Odegaard is determined to guide Arsenal to their first Premier League title since 2004, Haaland will be hoping to get the better of his friend once again.
The pair will continue as fierce competitors over the coming months with the title race expected to go right to the final day, yet Odegaard maintains their off-field friendship will endure – provided one commitment is honoured: What takes place on the pitch, remains on the pitch.
“We’re really relaxed about it,” Odegaard told FourFourTwo. “He knows, I know, everyone knows that we’re competing against each other.”
“That’s just the way it is. But when it comes to the national team, or even outside of football, we don’t really talk about it at all.”
“We’re just normal friends. We talk about other things, or about the national team when we’re together.
“We don’t really speak about football that much. It’s very relaxed and we’re good friends and that’s how it should be.
“Whatever happens during the game stays out on the pitch. That’s one of the nice things about football. You give everything, you leave everything out there, then you move on.
“We focus on ourselves, on the things that we can control.”
City were in FA Cup fourth‐round action on Saturday and booked a place in the next round after the 2-0 win over Salford City at the Etihad. In the league, they will host Newcastle United, who will be without captain Bruno Guimaraes after he picked up a hamstring injury.
As for Arsenal, they will face Wigan in the cup this afternoon (Sunday) before travelling to Wolves on Wednesday. They will then face Tottenham in the north London derby next Sunday (February 22).
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Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap to just four points with a 3-0 win over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium, whilst Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw at Brentford.
When the season concludes, Haaland will link up with Odegaard in the Norway national team for this summer’s World Cup. Norway’s strong qualifying campaign has seen them end a 28‐year absence from a major tournament.
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Sky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle for the 2025/26 season, saving members £336 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.
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Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games this season, an increase of up to 100 more.
U.S. Olympic skater Ilia Malinin did not hold his scheduled media session Saturday. The session was postponed, according to Christine Brennan.
The postponement comes one day after Malinin finished eighth in the men’s free skate. The American star was the frontrunner to win gold but fell twice during his performance, shocking fans and pundits.
Malinin’s folly was considered one of the most unexpected stories of the Winter Olympics since he dominated competition prior to Friday.
Ilia Malinin of the United States competes during the men’s free skate program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026.(Ashley Landis/AP Photo)
Malinin revealed his mind became flooded with “thoughts and memories” before his performance.
“I just had so many thoughts and memories flood right before I got into my starting pose, and almost, I think, it maybe overwhelmed me a little bit. I’ve been through a lot in my life, a lot of bad and good experiences,” Malinin told NBC Washington after the competition Friday.
“So, I just feel like it’s the pressure of especially being that Olympic gold medal hopeful. It was just something I can’t control now.
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“The pressure of the Olympics, it’s really something different, and I think not a lot of people understand that. They only understand that from the inside and going into this competition, especially today, I felt really confident, really good,” he said. “But it really just went by so fast I did not have time to process.”
Ilia Malinin of the United States reacts to his disastrous routine in which he fell twice during the men’s singles skating-free skating competition at the Milano Ice Skating Arena at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026 Feb. 13, 2026, in Milan, Italy.(Tim Clayton/Getty Images)
When his routine started Friday, Malinin connected on a quad-flip to start but then settled for a single axel. He then had a double loop instead of a quad loop.
He then fell on a quad Lutz attempt and then fell on another jump shortly after. He scored a 156.33, a far cry from the world record of 238.24 he set in December and the 200-mark he routinely hits in the free skate.
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Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won the gold with a total score of 291.58, a personal best. His 198.94 score in Friday’s free skate was also the highest of his career.
Yuma Kagiyama of Japan got the silver, and Shun Sato, Kagiyama’s teammate, came away with the bronze.
Malinin, who posts total scores in the 300s regularly, settled for just 264.49. His personal best is 333.81.
Malinin congratulated his Kazakhstani competitor after the event concluded.
Ilia Malinin of the United States falls during men’s single skating at Milano Ice Skating Arena at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games Feb. 13, 2026, in Milan, Italy.(Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
While on the bench, Malinin said if he had been in Beijing four years ago, he would not have skated as poorly as he did. Malinin was 17 when he was left off the roster in favor of veterans.
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Karolina Muchova defeated Victoria Mboko 6–4, 7–5 to win the Qatar Open title, securing her first WTA 1000 crown.
The victory marks Muchova’s second WTA title and her first tournament win since 2019, ending a long wait after several injury hit seasons. The result will see her rise back to world No. 11 in the updated rankings, putting her within reach of a return to the top 10.
In the final, Muchova handled the pressure well against the 19 years old Mboko, who had enjoyed a breakthrough week in Doha. After taking the first set, the Czech stayed composed in a tight second set to close out the match in straight sets.
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Speaking after the win, Muchova reflected on what the title meant.
“It’s been a while since I won a tournament. It’s just nice to get that feeling again and to be reminded of that victory feeling here in Doha. It’s incredible,” she said. “I’d like to congratulate Victoria. You’re still a teenager if I’m not mistaken. You play with so much maturity and you play incredible. It’s been an incredible week for you. Congratulations. I’m sure you have many titles ahead of you.”
Muchova also thanked her team and the crowd in Doha for their support throughout the week.
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“I’m so excited for my team that we get to experience this together. Thank you for standing here with me. Thank you everyone. Your support means a lot. I’m just very glad that we get to celebrate it and live this win together.”
Despite the loss, Mboko remained positive about her run to the final and praised her opponent.
“I first want to thank everyone who came to support this week. Everyone did a really great job. It was amazing,” Mboko said. “I wanna thank Karolina and her team. You played really well. It’s not the outcome I wanted, but I think there’s so many positives to take away.”
The Doha final capped an impressive week for both players, with Muchova lifting a title and Mboko confirming her rapid rise on the WTA Tour.
A total of 118 schools have produced at least one player.
![Heathrow has said passenger numbers were 60% lower in November than before the coronavirus pandemic and there were “high cancellations” among business travellers concerned about being trapped overseas for Christmas as Omicron spreads. The UK’s largest airport said the government’s travel restrictions had dealt a fresh blow to travel confidence and predicted it was likely to take several years for passenger numbers to return to pre-pandemic levels. This week ministers said passengers arriving in the UK would have to take a pre-departure Covid test, as well as a post-flight test, because of fears about the spread of the new variant. “[The] high level of cancellations by business travellers concerned about being trapped overseas because of pre-departure testing shows the potential harm to the economy of travel restrictions,” the airport said in an update. Heathrow said the drop in traveller confidence owing to the new travel restrictions had negated the benefit of reopening the all-important corridor to North America for business and holiday travel last month. Eleven African countries have been added to the government’s red list, requiring travellers to quarantine before reuniting with families. “By allowing Brits to isolate at home, ministers can make sure they are reunited with their loved ones this Christmas,” said John Holland-Kaye, the chief executive of Heathrow. “It would send a strong signal that restrictions on travel will be removed as soon as safely possible to give passengers the confidence to book for 2022, opening up thousands of new jobs for local people at Heathrow. Let’s reunite families for Christmas.” Heathrow said that if the government could safely signal that restrictions would be lifted soon, then employers at Heathrow would have the confidence to hire thousands of staff in anticipation of a boost in business next summer. The airport is expecting a slow start to 2022, finishing next year with about 45 million passengers – just over half of pre-pandemic levels. This week Tui, Europe’s largest package holiday operator, said it expected bookings for next summer to bounce back to 2019 levels. However, Heathrow said on Friday not to expect the aviation industry to recover for several years. “We do not expect that international travel will recover to 2019 levels until at least all travel restrictions (including testing) are removed from all the markets that we serve, at both ends of the route, and there is no risk of new restrictions, such as quarantine, being imposed,” the airport said.](https://wordupnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shutterstock_1100012546-scaled-400x240.jpg)
![Heathrow has said passenger numbers were 60% lower in November than before the coronavirus pandemic and there were “high cancellations” among business travellers concerned about being trapped overseas for Christmas as Omicron spreads. The UK’s largest airport said the government’s travel restrictions had dealt a fresh blow to travel confidence and predicted it was likely to take several years for passenger numbers to return to pre-pandemic levels. This week ministers said passengers arriving in the UK would have to take a pre-departure Covid test, as well as a post-flight test, because of fears about the spread of the new variant. “[The] high level of cancellations by business travellers concerned about being trapped overseas because of pre-departure testing shows the potential harm to the economy of travel restrictions,” the airport said in an update. Heathrow said the drop in traveller confidence owing to the new travel restrictions had negated the benefit of reopening the all-important corridor to North America for business and holiday travel last month. Eleven African countries have been added to the government’s red list, requiring travellers to quarantine before reuniting with families. “By allowing Brits to isolate at home, ministers can make sure they are reunited with their loved ones this Christmas,” said John Holland-Kaye, the chief executive of Heathrow. “It would send a strong signal that restrictions on travel will be removed as soon as safely possible to give passengers the confidence to book for 2022, opening up thousands of new jobs for local people at Heathrow. Let’s reunite families for Christmas.” Heathrow said that if the government could safely signal that restrictions would be lifted soon, then employers at Heathrow would have the confidence to hire thousands of staff in anticipation of a boost in business next summer. The airport is expecting a slow start to 2022, finishing next year with about 45 million passengers – just over half of pre-pandemic levels. This week Tui, Europe’s largest package holiday operator, said it expected bookings for next summer to bounce back to 2019 levels. However, Heathrow said on Friday not to expect the aviation industry to recover for several years. “We do not expect that international travel will recover to 2019 levels until at least all travel restrictions (including testing) are removed from all the markets that we serve, at both ends of the route, and there is no risk of new restrictions, such as quarantine, being imposed,” the airport said.](https://wordupnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/shutterstock_1100012546-scaled-80x80.jpg)
