Heathrow Heathrow traffic and business commentary (6123Y)
September 10 2015 - 1:01AM
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10 September 2015
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Heathrow traffic and business commentary August 2015
August was Heathrow's busiest ever month
-- Heathrow experienced its busiest ever month in August, with
7.33 million passengers passing through the airport, up 4% on the
same month last year. The 2(nd) of August was the busiest day ever
with 257,312 passengers choosing the UK's only hub, whilst August
2015 was a record for arrivals, with 3.75 million passengers
landing at the airport.
-- Larger, quieter, fuller aircraft continued to be a key driver
for growth. Seats per aircraft increased 2.3% on August 2014 to an
average of 209.8, whilst load factors increased 0.4% to an average
of 84%.
-- Transfer volumes remained consistent with the same month last year, up a marginal 0.1%.
-- Within the emerging markets, cargo volumes were up 8.6% to
China, 11.3% to Mexico and 36.9% to Turkey on the previous
August.
-- The figures come as new polling by Populus shows 50% of
residents in 12 local consistencies to Heathrow support expansion,
whilst 33% oppose. 57% of those residents feel positive about
Heathrow while only 8% have a negative feeling.
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:
"With more local residents supporting Heathrow than opposing it,
and with the backing of the Airports Commission, airlines, trade
unions and businesses across the country, Heathrow expansion is the
right and deliverable solution for the whole of the UK. Every month
that we delay is costing our economy GBP1bn. The Prime Minister has
a mandate to give Heathrow the green light - let's get on with
it."
Traffic Summary
August 2015
Sep
Jan 2014
to to
Terminal Passengers Aug Aug %
(000s) Month % Change 2015 % Change 2015 Change
Heathrow 7,333 4.0 50,147 2.2 74,439 1.8
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Sep
Jan 2014
to to
Air Transport Aug Aug %
Movements Month % Change 2015 % Change 2015 Change
Heathrow 41,783 1.4 316,918 0.6 472,507 0.3
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Sep
Jan 2014
to to
Cargo Aug Aug %
(Metric Tonnes) Month % Change 2015 % Change 2015 Change
Heathrow 122,540 -0.2 985,627 0.8 1,507,203 2.6
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Market comparison Sep
(000s) Jan 2014
to to
Aug Aug %
Month % Change 2015 % Change 2015 Change
Market
--------------------- ---------------- --------- ----------------- --------- ---------------- --------
UK 464 -0.7 3,508 1.5 5,335 2.5
Europe 3,048 7.4 20,864 3.7 30,724 2.6
Africa 310 -7.0 2,206 -6.6 3,371 -5.2
North America 1,757 1.6 11,518 1.6 17,158 1.5
Latin America 108 9.3 798 10.4 1,191 10.6
Middle East 658 10.0 4,252 5.1 6,254 4.3
Asia / Pacific 988 0.1 7,001 -0.5 10,406 -0.4
Total 7,333 4.0 50,147 2.2 74,439 1.8
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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