Heathrow delivers a cracking Easter getaway picture

Heathrow delivers a cracking Easter getaway

11 April, 2023

Heathrow delivers a cracking Easter getaway

  • More than 6.2m passengers flew through Heathrow in March, a million more than in February.
  • 31 March was one of our busiest days since 2019, with 221,606 passengers travelling through the airport. Service levels were excellent, in spite of this being the first day of industrial action by Unite. Our strong contingency plans have kept the airport running smoothly throughout the strike period.
  • We have listened to colleagues on the pay offer and have proposed changes they have asked for. This is a materially different proposal, which we believe Unite should let their members have a say on.
  • Terminal 5 marked 15 years of operations this month, during which time it has welcomed almost 400 million passengers. For much of the last decade it has been voted by passengers as the Best Airport Terminal in the World in the annual Skytrax survey.

 

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye, said:

“I am very proud of the way that colleagues have pulled together to ensure passengers got away smoothly on their Easter holidays. Our security team has done a brilliant job, supported by our entire management team who have been ‘here to help’ in the terminals. Many passengers have told me that we exceeded their expectations.”

 

Traffic Summary

     
       

March 2023

     
       

Terminal Passengers
(000s)

 Mar 2023

% Change

Jan to
Mar 2023

% Change

Apr 2022 to
Mar 2023

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

        361

29.3

      1,014

51.4

        3,701

62.9

EU

     2,020

44.6

      5,342

79.4

      23,664

141.7

Non-EU Europe

        447

18.9

      1,255

42.8

        4,823

110.7

Africa

        312

31.2

         917

48.5

        3,179

116.7

North America

     1,506

69.5

      3,755

93.6

      17,215

237.8

Latin America

        184

37.0

         534

41.4

        1,880

144.2

Middle East

        643

14.2

      1,880

39.2

        7,475

120.1

Asia / Pacific

        756

136.0

      2,210

160.6

        6,910

201.5

       

Total

     6,230

48.4

     16,907

75.0

      68,847

151.5

       
       

Air Transport Movements

 Mar 2023

% Change

Jan to
Mar 2023

% Change

Apr 2022 to
Mar 2023

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

     2,650

18.1

      7,993

34.6

      29,183

38.8

EU

    15,487

26.0

     43,623

57.6

    182,034

93.5

Non-EU Europe

     3,437

23.3

     10,012

40.8

      36,716

83.9

Africa

     1,396

15.1

      4,088

24.2

      14,363

52.3

North America

     7,233

54.5

     19,739

58.8

      81,500

99.3

Latin America

        776

20.3

      2,266

22.0

        7,993

70.3

Middle East

     2,477

26.4

      7,154

32.2

      27,305

43.4

Asia / Pacific

     3,213

48.1

      9,258

44.4

      31,759

31.6

       

Total

    36,669

31.0

   104,133

48.5

    410,853

76.1

       
       

Cargo (Metric Tonnes)

 Mar 2023

% Change

Jan to
Mar 2023

% Change

Apr 2022 to
Mar 2023

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

          48

-50.7

         172

21.8

           438

-43.6

EU

     8,529

-28.6

     22,986

-25.1

      98,884

-22.3

Non-EU Europe

     3,292

3.8

      9,804

-10.5

      40,807

-37.9

Africa

     6,487

-16.8

     18,211

-22.8

      75,335

-4.8

North America

    48,582

-13.0

   134,239

-4.4

    550,425

3.1

Latin America

     4,436

31.3

     11,426

26.2

      45,921

55.8

Middle East

    22,172

11.8

     58,083

9.7

    243,647

4.5

Asia / Pacific

    27,306

-11.4

     72,874

-21.2

    312,021

-24.7

       

Total

  120,850

-9.1

   327,794

-9.0

 1,367,479

-7.8