Heathrow Business and traffic commentary Feb 2023 (6590S)

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Heathrow

13 March 2023

Strong performance over February half-term as Heathrow continues to deliver for passengers

-- 5.2m passengers travelled through Heathrow during February, with 26th February the busiest single day in Terminal 5 since Christmas 2019 with over 94,000 passengers

-- The February half-term getaway was successfully managed; top holiday destinations were Dubai, New York and Madrid

-- Overall passenger satisfaction is close to pre-pandemic levels and the focus is on maintaining as demand increases towards the summer. Departures punctuality was the most consistent it has been in the last 12 months and over 98% of passengers were through security in under 10 minutes for the second month in a row.

-- With restrictions lifting, the East Asian market is growing fast; February saw eight times as many passengers as Feb-22 in that region

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:

"The February half term went very smoothly, thanks to a great plan and teamwork across the airport. This should give everyone confidence that we are prepared for a successful Easter getaway."

 
 Traffic Summary 
 
 February 2023 
 
 Terminal Passengers                                                                      Mar 2022 
  (000s)                                                       Jan to                           to 
                                Feb 2023   % Change          Feb 2023   % Change          Feb 2023   % Change 
 Market 
=====================  =================  =========  ================  =========  ================  ========= 
 UK                                  322       60.2               653       67.3             3,619       76.5 
 EU                                1,699       91.0             3,322      110.2            23,041      170.0 
 Non-EU Europe                       393       39.5               808       60.7             4,752      142.4 
 Africa                              285       45.4               605       59.4             3,105      140.8 
 North America                     1,042      107.8             2,249      114.0            16,597      289.7 
 Latin America                       170       44.5               350       43.8             1,830      185.6 
 Middle East                         595       41.6             1,237       57.0             7,395      155.1 
 Asia / Pacific                      689      169.3             1,454      175.5             6,475      210.6 
 
 Total                             5,195       81.4            10,677       95.5            66,814      181.7 
---------------------  -----------------  ---------  ----------------  ---------  ----------------  --------- 
 
 
 Air Transport                                                                            Mar 2022 
  Movements                                                    Jan to                           to 
                                Feb 2023   % Change          Feb 2023   % Change          Feb 2023   % Change 
 Market 
=====================  =================  =========  ================  =========  ================  ========= 
 UK                                2,514       47.0             5,343       44.7            28,777       47.4 
 EU                               13,697       79.3            28,136       83.0           178,843      113.3 
 Non-EU Europe                     3,154       46.8             6,575       52.0            36,067      103.8 
 Africa                            1,282       23.9             2,692       29.5            14,180       60.8 
 North America                     6,021       73.4            12,506       61.4            78,950      104.8 
 Latin America                       711       26.1             1,490       22.9             7,862       89.7 
 Middle East                       2,229       36.7             4,677       35.4            26,788       47.1 
 Asia / Pacific                    2,895       54.5             6,045       42.5            30,716       28.2 
 
 Total                            32,503       61.9            67,464       60.1           402,183       87.3 
---------------------  -----------------  ---------  ----------------  ---------  ----------------  --------- 
 
 
                                                                                          Mar 2022 
 Cargo                                                         Jan to                           to 
  (Metric Tonnes)               Feb 2023   % Change          Feb 2023   % Change          Feb 2023   % Change 
 Market 
=====================  =================  =========  ================  =========  ================  ========= 
 UK                                   43      233.1               124      179.9               487      -32.6 
 EU                                7,317      -28.2            14,457      -22.9           102,304      -19.5 
 Non-EU Europe                     3,117       -6.8             6,513      -16.3            40,686      -40.8 
 Africa                            6,060      -18.9            11,725      -25.8            76,645       -3.5 
 North America                    44,490       -1.0            85,657        1.3           557,716        6.7 
 Latin America                     3,491       20.0             6,990       23.1            44,862       63.3 
 Middle East                      17,871        9.2            35,911        8.4           241,302        3.8 
 Asia / Pacific                   22,866      -14.8            45,568      -26.1           315,524      -25.0 
 
 Total                           105,255       -6.1           206,944       -9.0         1,379,527       -6.7 
---------------------  -----------------  ---------  ----------------  ---------  ----------------  --------- 
 

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