11th Sep 2014 07:00
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Heathrow traffic and business commentary August 2014
· A record 7.05 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in August 2014, an increase of 1.3% on August 2013, making it Heathrow's busiest ever month and the first time the airport has handled more than 7 million passengers in a single month
· With growth boosted by the summer months, 17th of August also saw Heathrow's record busiest day, with 241,412 passengers passing through the terminals
· Larger, fuller aircraft continue to drive passenger numbers at Heathrow. Seats per aircraft increased 0.5% to 205.2, while load factors increased 1 percentage point to 83.7%. Passengers per aircraft rose 1.7% to 171.8
· Within emerging markets, Mexico was up 15.3%, China was up 9.3% and India was up 3.7%
· Cargo was up 7.5% overall, increasing 58% to Turkey, 33% to Russia, 32% to Brazil, 30% to Mexico and 16% to China
· Highlighting the critical role links to emerging markets play in the UK's long-term sustainable growth, the CBI described Britain's lack of hub capacity as a "ticking time bomb", calling on the Airports Commission to deliver a single hub solution as the only way to boost connections with the export markets of tomorrow
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:
"Record passenger numbers and strong cargo performance to emerging markets underline why British business is backing Heathrow. Heathrow is the only expansion option capable of delivering direct links to emerging markets like China that will be critical to future jobs, trade and economic growth in the UK."
Traffic Summary | ||||||
August 2014 | ||||||
Terminal Passengers(000s) | Month | % Change | Jan toAug 2014 | % Change | Sep 2013 toAug 2014 | % Change |
Heathrow | 7,051.1 | 1.3 | 49,083.2 | 1.6 | 73,127.9 | 2.1 |
Southampton | 200.7 | 2.8 | 1,214.8 | 4.6 | 1,776.6 | 3.5 |
Glasgow | 782.4 | 4.9 | 5,102.5 | 3.9 | 7,550.2 | 3.7 |
Aberdeen | 339.7 | 8.8 | 2,483.5 | 8.4 | 3,681.7 | 7.5 |
Total | 8,373.8 | 2.0 | 57,884.0 | 2.2 | 86,136.3 | 2.5 |
Air Transport Movements | Month | % Change | Jan toAug 2014 | % Change | Sep 2013 toAug 2014 | % Change |
Heathrow | 41,223 | -0.5 | 315,106 | 0.5 | 471,206 | 0.8 |
Southampton | 3,513 | -2.3 | 23,891 | -2.6 | 35,431 | -3.8 |
Glasgow | 6,991 | 2.7 | 49,212 | 0.6 | 73,111 | 0.6 |
Aberdeen | 9,438 | 5.2 | 72,656 | 6.5 | 108,291 | 6.9 |
Total | 61,165 | 0.6 | 460,865 | 1.3 | 688,039 | 1.4 |
Cargo(Metric Tonnes) | Month | % Change | Jan toAug 2014 | % Change | Sep 2013 toAug 2014 | % Change |
Heathrow | 122,831 | 7.5 | 977,505 | 5.0 | 1,469,287 | 3.3 |
Southampton | 12 | 36.4 | 87 | -9.8 | 124 | -51.8 |
Glasgow | 1,301 | 36.3 | 9,959 | 31.8 | 14,533 | 32.2 |
Aberdeen | 508 | -20.0 | 4,234 | -14.2 | 6,692 | -2.4 |
Total | 124,651 | 7.6 | 991,785 | 5.1 | 1,490,635 | 3.5 |
Market comparison - All airports (000s) | Month | % Change | Jan toAug 2014 | % Change | Sep 2013 toAug 2014 | % Change |
Market | ||||||
UK | 1,084.7 | 0.2 | 8,179.7 | 4.6 | 12,281.6 | 5.2 |
Europe | 3,447.7 | 2.2 | 23,615.7 | 1.2 | 35,001.2 | 1.4 |
Africa | 336.5 | 0.7 | 2,419.0 | 0.3 | 3,648.0 | -2.5 |
North America | 1,776.2 | 2.6 | 11,552.6 | 1.9 | 17,219.9 | 2.6 |
Latin America | 103.0 | 9.6 | 752.4 | 4.7 | 1,118.3 | 5.9 |
Middle East | 638.8 | 3.1 | 4,327.0 | 4.1 | 6,421.3 | 4.3 |
Asia / Pacific | 986.8 | 0.9 | 7,037.6 | 2.3 | 10,446.1 | 3.1 |
Total | 8,373.8 | 2.0 | 57,884.0 | 2.2 | 86,136.3 | 2.5 |
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Note: Origin and destination is classified according to ultimate origin or | ||||||
destination of aircraft in the case of multi sector flights |
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