Strong
April performance keeps Heathrow
on-track
for busiest year ever
§ Heathrow
welcomed 6.7 million passengers in April, bringing the total for
the year so far up to 25.2 million.
§ Last
month, airport teams welcomed a daily average of 224,000
passengers, while Friday 19 April saw the airfield's busiest day
since October 2019 with 1,337 flights.
§ East Asian
and Middle Eastern routes have seen double-digit percentage
increases in passengers. A surge in passengers to Delhi and Mumbai
has made these the 6th and 8th most popular
destinations so far this year with New York, Dubai and Doha taking
the top three spots, respectively.
§ Terminal 2
welcomed its millionth flight on Saturday 27 April with IcelandAir
FI454 from Keflavik International Airport landing at 19.49pm. The
milestone comes as passengers and colleagues prepare to celebrate
the terminal's 10th anniversary this
summer.
§ In April,
Heathrow was named the 4th busiest airport in the world
for 2023 by the ACI and remains on-track to welcome more passengers
than ever before in 2024.
§ However, despite our
positive outlook for growth, current Government policy is
curtailing the UK's global connectivity.
§ Initiatives like the
introduction of unnecessary visas for transiting passengers, the
absence of tax-free shopping and the recently proposed hike in
business rates, underscore the need for Ministers to take a
cross-Government approach to policymaking that supports UK
aviation's global competitiveness.
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye
said:
"It takes an
extraordinary team to deliver this strong performance and I'm proud
of what everyone across the airport has achieved so far this year.
As we continue to grow, our focus is on making Heathrow fit for the
future, delivering reliable journeys for all our customers today
and getting ready for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
But to unlock our full potential to help grow
the country's economy, we need the Government to
implement policies that support UK aviation's ability to compete
globally, and thus make the UK more competitive
overall."
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April 2024
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Terminal Passengers
(000s)
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Apr
2024
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% Change
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Jan to
Apr 2024
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% Change
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May 2023 to
Apr 2024
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% Change
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Market
|
|
|
|
|
|
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UK
|
380
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16.4
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1,492
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11.3
|
4,395
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17.7
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EU
|
2,301
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4.1
|
8,113
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7.4
|
26,720
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11.5
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Non-EU Europe
|
450
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7.0
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1,833
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9.5
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5,487
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13.4
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Africa
|
259
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-11.2
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1,144
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-5.4
|
3,534
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9.5
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North America
|
1,662
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-1.1
|
5,731
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5.5
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20,258
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14.5
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Latin America
|
176
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6.4
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737
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5.3
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2,102
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10.4
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Middle East
|
659
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10.0
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2,704
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9.1
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8,243
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9.3
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Asia / Pacific
|
818
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16.1
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3,468
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19.0
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10,331
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42.1
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Total
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6,705
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4.8
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25,224
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8.2
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81,070
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15.5
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Air
Transport Movements
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Apr
2024
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% Change
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Jan to
Apr 2024
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% Change
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May 2023 to
Apr 2024
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% Change
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Market
|
|
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UK
|
3,043
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28.0
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11,924
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15.0
|
33,920
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15.9
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EU
|
17,165
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4.7
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64,804
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8.0
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200,153
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9.4
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Non-EU Europe
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3,292
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4.4
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14,512
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10.2
|
41,231
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12.2
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Africa
|
1,203
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-5.7
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5,224
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-2.6
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15,397
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6.6
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North America
|
7,767
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-0.1
|
28,145
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2.3
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91,835
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10.1
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Latin America
|
768
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4.5
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3,170
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5.6
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8,926
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10.2
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Middle East
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2,483
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3.0
|
9,781
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2.3
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30,061
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8.5
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Asia / Pacific
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3,436
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9.5
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14,363
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15.9
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43,105
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30.6
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Total
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39,157
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5.1
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151,923
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7.5
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464,628
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11.8
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Cargo
(Metric Tonnes)
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Apr
2024
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% Change
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Jan to
Apr 2024
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% Change
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May 2023 to
Apr 2024
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% Change
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Market
|
|
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UK
|
9
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-58.7
|
217
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12.5
|
622
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42.9
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EU
|
6,718
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-11.0
|
33,077
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8.3
|
98,653
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0.7
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Non-EU Europe
|
2,512
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-3.2
|
14,073
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13.5
|
42,665
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6.6
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Africa
|
6,828
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1.2
|
30,216
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21.1
|
83,873
|
11.8
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North America
|
47,865
|
15.4
|
193,479
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10.1
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562,471
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3.8
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Latin America
|
4,366
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4.2
|
17,432
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11.6
|
52,618
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12.5
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Middle East
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19,217
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-3.9
|
90,173
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15.5
|
273,766
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12.2
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Asia / Pacific
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31,841
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26.1
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134,615
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37.2
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393,552
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25.7
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Total
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119,357
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10.7
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513,281
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17.8
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1,508,221
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11.0
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