Heathrow Business and traffic commentary Nov 2022 (2935J)

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Heathrow

12 December 2022

Heathrow prepares for Christmas getaway

5.6m people travelled through Heathrow in November, down from 5.9m in October. Over 55 million people have travelled through Heathrow already this year, which is nearly 70% of 2019 levels.

We expect December will be busy and are looking forward to welcoming people heading off for their first Christmas with loved ones in three years. New York's JFK is set to reclaim the crown of most popular route this Christmas.

The vast majority of travellers will be unaffected by Border Force strikes. We are doing everything we can to protect a full flight schedule on strike days, so departing passengers should expect to travel as normal. Arriving passengers with UK, EU, US, Canadian and some other passports will be able to use e-gates as usual and their journeys should be largely unaffected on strike days. Border Force has contingency measures to ensure other arriving passengers are cleared safely and as quickly as possible. We are continuing to support them to strengthen these plans so that as few people are impacted as possible. If passengers who cannot use e-gates are concerned about travelling during the strikes, their airline may be able to offer them alternative travel dates.

This Christmas is a time for celebration after three years of covid, so we will be bringing the fun back into festive travel. Our customer service and Here to Help teams will be on-hand to give a friendly welcome and provide any extra assistance passengers may need. This year, they will also be handing out 10,000 gifts to departing passengers - ranging from treats to enjoy on the journey, through to lounge access and flight vouchers.

The airport will be busy, especially during the peak getaway, and we will all be working hard to get passengers on their way. These 12 handy tips can help people to speed through Heathrow like a pro this Christmas, including:

-- Arrive no earlier than three hours before long-haul flights, and two hours for short-haul

-- Be ready for security: no liquids, creams or gels over 100ml, seal any liquids in the bags provided and ensure large electricals go in a separate tray

-- Check eligibility for and use eGates for a quicker journey when arriving back into the UK

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:

"We are ready to welcome millions of passengers heading off to enjoy the holidays with family and friends. We have extra people in the terminals on the busiest days, including me and my management team, to ensure we get people on their way as smoothly as possible and start to bring the joy back into travel. We are doing everything we can to protect full operating schedules on Border Force strike days and departing journeys and the vast majority of arriving journeys should be unaffected."

 
 November 2022 
 
 Terminal Passengers                                                                 Dec 2021 
  (000s)                          Nov                      Jan to                          to 
                                 2022   % Change         Nov 2022   % Change         Nov 2022   % Change 
 Market 
=====================  ==============  =========  ===============  =========  ===============  ========= 
 UK                               356       38.6            3,032       96.6            3,258      100.5 
 EU                             1,855       75.1           19,448      201.9           20,264      198.4 
 Non-EU Europe                    375       54.7            4,019      203.3            4,230      200.9 
 Africa                           268       77.5            2,569      194.2            2,736      178.9 
 North America                  1,336      106.0           13,946      449.2           14,744      453.5 
 Latin America                    159      174.0            1,552      422.9            1,668      391.4 
 Middle East                      595       47.6            6,255      244.2            6,738      229.9 
 Asia / Pacific                   614      149.0            4,835      237.0            5,139      228.1 
 
 Total                          5,559       81.3           55,656      242.0           58,778      237.5 
---------------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------  --------- 
 
 
 Air Transport                                                                       Dec 2021 
  Movements                       Nov                      Jan to                          to 
                                 2022   % Change         Nov 2022   % Change         Nov 2022   % Change 
 Market 
=====================  ==============  =========  ===============  =========  ===============  ========= 
 UK                             2,774       24.3           24,500       62.3           26,618       65.4 
 EU                            14,898       55.0          151,764      141.8          161,556      143.5 
 Non-EU Europe                  3,244       48.1           30,579      148.0           32,681      149.1 
 Africa                         1,233       49.6           12,212       77.5           13,218       73.1 
 North America                  6,465       56.5           67,672      124.0           72,231      122.3 
 Latin America                    672       71.4            6,838      168.4            7,447      159.7 
 Middle East                    2,167       19.5           23,143       53.9           25,146       52.0 
 Asia / Pacific                 2,917       22.1           25,818       25.8           28,261       24.7 
 
 Total                         34,370       45.7          342,526      107.1          367,158      106.5 
---------------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------  --------- 
 
 
                                                                                     Dec 2021 
 Cargo                            Nov                      Jan to                          to 
  (Metric Tonnes)                2022   % Change         Nov 2022   % Change         Nov 2022   % Change 
 Market 
=====================  ==============  =========  ===============  =========  ===============  ========= 
 UK                                 4      -26.0              109      -48.1              119      -44.6 
 EU                             7,781      -26.2           92,936      -17.1          102,029      -15.4 
 Non-EU Europe                  3,567      -42.2           35,830      -42.6           40,981      -40.0 
 Africa                         6,215       -5.0           73,430        6.4           82,011        5.7 
 North America                 44,590       -6.6          490,930       12.6          536,545       14.7 
 Latin America                  4,171      114.6           39,425       93.4           42,534       79.6 
 Middle East                   20,276       -1.5          214,996        2.8          234,467        3.0 
 Asia / Pacific                28,150      -30.2          294,071      -19.7          330,228      -17.2 
 
 Total                        114,754      -14.3        1,241,728       -2.7        1,368,915       -1.1 
---------------------  --------------  ---------  ---------------  ---------  ---------------  --------- 
 
 

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