Heathrow ready for the summer getaway picture

Heathrow ready for the summer getaway

11 July, 2023

Heathrow ready for the summer getaway

 

  • The summer getaway has started early at Heathrow with our teams welcoming over 7 million passengers last month 
  • Transatlantic travel continued to drive passenger numbers, especially in the last three days of the month as travellers headed home in time for Independence Day
  • Service levels have been very high, with security queues under 5 minutes across all terminals and our Here to Help teams out in force  
  • More families arriving back at Heathrow from their summer holidays are set for a speedier immigration experience after Border Force announced that all children over 10 will be able to use eGates instead of queueing to see an immigration officer. Families can also benefit from the wide array of family-friendly restaurants across the airport with kids eating free from 20 July until 3 September, and children under 15 can travel free on the Heathrow Express. Passengers can also get 10% off World Duty Free online orders, through Heathrow Reserve & Collect, another example of our great duty free prices vs high street prices
  • We are pleased to have agreed a two-year pay deal which helps colleagues with the cost of living crisis and means that travellers can be confident that their travel plans won’t be affected by strike action 

 

Heathrow CEO John Holland Kaye said:  

“I am very proud of the way that everyone at Heathrow has been working together to deliver excellent service at our busiest time of year.  Summer at Heathrow is all about family holidays and we are ready to make sure yours gets off to a great start.  “

 

Traffic Summary

      
       

June 2023

     
       

Terminal Passengers
(000s)

 Jun 2023

% Change

Jan to
Jun 2023

% Change

Jul 2022 to
Jun 2023

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

             352

10.1

           2,064

28.3

           3,812

31.1

EU

           2,393

6.2

         12,222

33.6

         24,376

60.7

Non-EU Europe

             444

11.0

           2,528

23.2

           4,923

50.1

Africa

             284

35.6

           1,777

36.8

           3,357

69.6

North America

           1,959

17.4

           9,272

49.3

         18,463

103.5

Latin America

             161

17.0

           1,028

29.4

           1,957

69.7

Middle East

             614

13.5

           3,699

25.2

           7,690

59.3

Asia / Pacific

             835

80.4

           4,484

123.0

           8,022

148.8

       

Total

           7,041

17.5

         37,074

42.2

         72,601

74.5

       
       

Air Transport Movements

 Jun 2023

% Change

Jan to
Jun 2023

% Change

Jul 2022 to
Jun 2023

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

           2,581

2.0

         15,778

16.7

         29,380

16.8

EU

         16,686

4.3

         93,878

24.5

       184,540

40.6

Non-EU Europe

           3,085

10.5

         19,486

21.7

         37,290

39.9

Africa

           1,206

19.8

           7,854

16.9

         14,700

31.5

North America

           7,917

8.0

         43,753

33.9

         85,268

58.9

Latin America

             676

14.8

           4,409

19.3

           8,297

36.4

Middle East

           2,521

20.5

         14,638

25.5

         28,535

30.8

Asia / Pacific

           3,445

45.8

         19,191

51.0

         35,392

39.3

       

Total

         38,117

9.9

       218,987

27.0

       423,402

40.6

       
       

Cargo
(Metric Tonnes)

 Jun 2023

% Change

Jan to
Jun 2023

% Change

Jul 2022 to
Jun 2023

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

               66

26.8

             277

5.6

             422

-19.2

EU

           7,869

-10.5

         46,167

-19.4

         95,499

-21.0

Non-EU Europe

           3,822

9.7

         19,672

-6.9

         40,490

-29.7

Africa

           6,010

-7.3

         37,499

-15.7

         73,738

-9.9

North America

         40,094

-9.3

       255,371

-9.4

       530,155

-3.5

Latin America

           4,309

20.0

         24,297

23.5

         48,175

38.8

Middle East

         22,835

10.0

       122,420

7.8

       247,333

5.4

Asia / Pacific

         30,363

4.9

       157,659

-8.9

       316,138

-20.4

       

Total

       115,368

-0.8

       663,362

-6.8

    1,351,950

-8.5