London Heathrow Airport results: Best January on record

London Heathrow Airport welcomed a record 5.74 million passengers in January (+4.2%) alongside a 4.4% growth in cargo volumes.

London Heathrow Airport welcomed a record 5.74 million passengers in January (+4.2%) alongside a 4.4% growth in cargo volumes.
• Heathrow has seen growth accelerate in recent months, suggesting economic resilience as the UK adapts to Brexit. December (+4.4%) and January (+4.2%) saw the fastest year-on-year passenger growth for those months in 6 years. The rate of growth for passengers and cargo more than doubled in the second half of 2016 over the first half of the year. Furthermore, since the referendum vote, passenger flows outside the EU (+2.3%) have been growing more than twice as fast as growth with EU markets (+0.9%).



• Heathrow’s expansion programme passed its first delivery milestone on schedule as the Government published its draft National Policy Statement (‘NPS’) on a third runway at the UK’s hub.
• Heathrow fulfilled its pledge to families and businesses across Britain by cutting domestic charges by over a third – saving over £500m in airport charges. The discount is a key part of Heathrow’s plan to encourage growth outside London by making it cheaper to travel beyond the capital. Airlines are already responding to the new discounted charges with Flybe launching at Heathrow with routes to Aberdeen and Edinburgh from March.


Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:
“With record passenger numbers and cargo growth in January, Heathrow continues to serve the UK. We are getting on with our expansion programme, so that we can create the new routes that will deliver the Prime Minister’s vision of a global Britain, as quickly as possible.
“The launch of the Government’s National Policy Statement consultation is a key milestone and we look forward to working with our local communities, airlines and the Government to ensure Heathrow expansion is

About the author

Avatar of Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

Share to...