Heathrow July 2016 traffic and business commentary (8675G)

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Heathrow

11 August 2016

07.00 11(th) August 2016

July 2016 traffic and business commentary

-- Heathrow welcomed a record 7.44 million passengers in July (up 2.1% over the previous July). Sunday 31(st) July was the busiest single day ever at Heathrow with 258,028 passengers

-- Within emerging markets, passenger volumes were strong to the Middle East & Central Asia (+13.1%), Mexico (+13%) and China (+9%) in part as a result of higher load factors

-- Larger, quieter aircraft were also a driver for growth in passenger volumes as carriers continued to benefit from new aircraft including A380s deployed by British Airways, Emirates, Etihad, Korean, Thai and Qatar as well as a record number of Dreamliners

-- Cargo volumes grew 2.6% in July, with strong growth to Turkey (+9.4%), China (+9%) and Latin America (+4%)

 
 Traffic Summary 
 
 July 2016 
 
                                                                                            Aug 2015 
 Terminal Passengers                                              Jan to                          to 
  (000s)                              Month   % Change          Jul 2016   % Change         Jul 2016   % Change 
 Heathrow                             7,444        2.1            43,179        0.9           75,324        1.6 
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                                                                                            Aug 2015 
                                                                  Jan to                          to 
 Air Transport Movements              Month   % Change          Jul 2016   % Change         Jul 2016   % Change 
 Heathrow                            41,649       -0.2           274,857       -0.1          471,789       -0.0 
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                                                                                            Aug 2015 
 Cargo                                                            Jan to                          to 
  (Metric Tonnes)                     Month   % Change          Jul 2016   % Change         Jul 2016   % Change 
 Heathrow                           124,451        2.6           879,048        1.8        1,512,619        0.3 
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 Market comparison                                                                          Aug 2015 
  (000s)                                                          Jan to                          to 
                                      Month   % Change          Jul 2016   % Change         Jul 2016   % Change 
 Market 
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 UK                                     416      -15.9             2,648      -13.0            4,747      -11.1 
 Europe                               3,178        2.5            18,178        2.0           31,533        3.3 
 Africa                                 291       -2.6             1,782       -6.0            3,184       -6.2 
 North America                        1,701        0.5             9,793        0.3           17,296        1.0 
 Latin America                          119        4.8               717        4.0            1,237        4.6 
 Middle East                            690       13.8             3,857        7.3            6,663        7.6 
 Asia / Pacific                       1,050        6.2             6,204        3.2           10,665        2.5 
 Total                                7,444        2.1            43,179        0.9           75,324        1.6 
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August 11, 2016 02:00 ET (06:00 GMT)