World Cup fever nets Heathrow record-breaking June after expansion plans cleared for take off picture

World Cup fever nets Heathrow record-breaking June after expansion plans cleared for take off

11 July, 2018

World Cup fever nets Heathrow record-breaking June after expansion plans cleared for take off

  • World Cup fever delivered Heathrow’s busiest June on record, as more than 7 million passengers travelled through the UK’s hub (+5.4% vs June 2017)
  • On June 26th Heathrow saw a 50% increase in the number of passengers travelling to Russia, compared to the same time last year, as fans travelled out for the football
  • Parliament voted overwhelmingly to expand the airport in a vote that saw 415 MPs back the project that will deliver for the whole of the UK
  • Africa saw the most passenger growth in June (+11.3%), closely followed by South Asia (+11%) and Latin America (+9.2%)
  • Over 139,000 metric tonnes of cargo passed through Heathrow in June
  • Gate 13 at Heathrow’s Terminal 3 is transformed to showcase the beauty of Scotland with stunning floor-to-ceiling images aimed at boosting tourism north of the border. Over 1 million passengers are expected to see the images with further gates set to be transformed to promote Wales and Northern Ireland later this year

 

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:

“Heathrow has had a great June, the start to a fantastic summer showing off the best of Britain. We’re proud to be the UK’s gateway, connecting the world’s best fans to the pitches of the World Cup in Russia and the grass courts of Wimbledon. With a strong mandate from Parliament to expand, we’ll continue making Britain proud for decades to come.”

 

Traffic Summary

      
       

June 2018

     
       

Terminal Passengers
(000s)

 Jun 2018

% Change

Jan to
Jun 2018

% Change

Jul 2017 to
Jun 2018

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

             426

1.5

          2,354

2.6

          4,863

3.3

EU

          2,555

5.1

        13,100

3.0

        27,166

2.3

Non-EU Europe

             491

3.2

          2,765

0.6

          5,720

1.3

Africa

             251

11.3

          1,584

6.3

          3,264

3.2

North America

          1,747

6.9

          8,433

2.5

        17,566

1.5

Latin America

             117

9.2

             661

6.2

          1,332

6.6

Middle East

             565

6.8

          3,626

1.2

          7,665

3.9

Asia / Pacific

             972

3.9

          5,550

1.8

        11,358

2.6

Total

          7,125

5.4

        38,072

2.5

        78,934

2.4

       
       

Air Transport Movements

 Jun 2018

% Change

Jan to
Jun 2018

% Change

Jul 2017 to
Jun 2018

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

          3,285

-5.5

        19,368

1.1

        40,037

5.4

EU

        18,436

-0.1

       104,137

0.3

       212,417

0.0

Non-EU Europe

          3,537

-4.6

        21,713

-2.6

        44,164

-2.5

Africa

          1,110

-2.5

          7,050

-0.7

        14,297

-2.8

North America

          7,124

1.4

        40,307

1.5

        81,772

0.5

Latin America

             511

8.5

          2,909

6.9

          5,815

8.6

Middle East

          2,513

-1.6

        15,226

-2.3

        30,942

0.4

Asia / Pacific

          3,826

3.5

        22,949

4.5

        45,833

3.0

Total

        40,342

-0.4

       233,659

0.5

       475,277

0.6

       
       

Cargo
(Metric Tonnes)

 Jun 2018

% Change

Jan to
Jun 2018

% Change

Jul 2017 to
Jun 2018

% Change

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

               96

10.9

             533

-1.9

          1,102

-0.6

EU

          9,289

1.1

        57,451

4.9

       114,326

7.8

Non-EU Europe

          5,212

1.8

        27,409

8.8

        56,447

18.4

Africa

          7,629

-5.7

        44,691

-1.6

        90,755

1.4

North America

        50,260

-1.4

       308,270

1.8

       621,144

6.2

Latin America

          4,012

0.9

        24,254

17.3

        50,937

22.9

Middle East

        20,851

-7.1

       126,528

-2.4

       265,387

4.4

Asia / Pacific

        41,980

-1.1

       252,312

3.4

       516,484

6.5

Total

       139,329

-2.1

       841,449

2.2

    1,716,583

6.6