Heathrow marks another record-breaking month for traffic
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London Heathrow has released its latest traffic figures, which show a record 6.68 million passengers (+1.1% on June 2014) travelled through Heathrow on 40,626 flights in June 2015, making it the busiest June ever in terms of passengers and aircraft movements.
![Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye.](https://traveldailymedia.com/assets/2014/05/JohnHolland-Kaye-web-300x229.jpg)
Larger, quieter aircraft continued to be a driver for passenger growth at Heathrow. Seats per aircraft increased 2.2% to 208 while passengers per aircraft rose 0.4% to 165.1.
Within emerging markets, passenger volumes were particularly strong to Mexico, which was up 23.6%, China up 15.2% and Turkey up 3.4%
Commenting on the result and alluding to the Airport Commission’s recent recommendation in support of Heathrow’s expansion, Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “On the first of July, the Airports Commission ended the debate on where a new runway should be built by unanimously recommending Heathrow’s new expansion plan. It’s now a binary choice for the British Government. We either expand Heathrow – creating jobs, growth, a rebalanced economy and lucrative export routes – or we do nothing and retreat as a nation. The answer is obvious, so let’s get on with it.”
Traffic Summary | |||||||
June 2015 | |||||||
Terminal Passengers (000s) |
Month | % Change | Jan to Jun 2015 |
% Change | Jul 2014 to Jun 2015 |
% Change | |
Heathrow | 6,675 | 1.1 | 35,522 | 1.3 | 73,830 | 1.1 | |
Air Transport Movements | Month | % Change | Jan to Jun 2015 |
% Change | Jul 2014 to Jun 2015 |
% Change | |
Heathrow | 40,626 | 0.8 | 233,395 | 0.4 | 471,706 | 0.1 | |
Cargo (Metric Tonnes) |
Month | % Change | Jan to Jun 2015 |
% Change | Jul 2014 to Jun 2015 |
% Change | |
Heathrow | 122,964 | -1.9 | 741,847 | 2.1 | 1,514,459 | 4.3 | |
Market comparison (000s) |
Month | % Change | Jan to Jun 2015 |
% Change | Jul 2014 to Jun 2015 |
% Change | |
Market | |||||||
UK | 463 | -0.8 | 2,549 | 1.8 | 5,328 | 2.4 | |
Europe | 2,836 | 4.1 | 14,716 | 2.4 | 30,331 | 1.3 | |
Africa | 243 | -13.1 | 1,598 | -6.8 | 3,410 | -3.4 | |
North America | 1,666 | 0.5 | 8,069 | 1.4 | 17,084 | 1.3 | |
Latin America | 102 | 10.9 | 576 | 10.6 | 1,172 | 10.3 | |
Middle East | 482 | -2.6 | 2,988 | 2.5 | 6,121 | 2.5 | |
Asia / Pacific | 884 | -0.2 | 5,025 | -1.1 | 10,385 | -0.4 | |
Total | 6,675 | 1.1 | 35,522 | 1.3 | 73,830 | 1.1 |
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