Business and traffic commentary Sept 2024

Heathrow

11 October 2024

 

World leading connectivity and retail on offer at the UK's hub airport 

·      With almost 7.3m passengers travelling through Heathrow in September, it was the busiest start to Autumn the airport has ever experienced. While September 2023 was the first time in the airport's history to surpass 7 million passengers, 2024 has topped this by over 200k

·      Heathrow also provided assistance to over 210,000 passengers in September, our busiest month ever for the service. Assistance services are a core part of our passenger proposition to ensure everyone who needs support has a smooth journey through Heathrow, whether they are avid travellers or first time flyers

·      September rounded off the record summer, with over 30m passengers travelling for a break in the sun during June to September.

·      With back-to-school season in full swing, the busiest arrivals day ever was recorded on 2^nd September as over 140,500 passengers landed at Heathrow

·      Adding more jewels to Heathrow's 'most connected airport in the world' crown, British Airways have announced operations to Georgia's capital Tbilisi will resume in Summer 2025 after more than a decade's hiatus. Bolstering Heathrow's already impressive transatlantic offer, BA will be operating more than 400 direct flights a week to North America next summer across 26 cities, from the 'true north' of Calgary to cowboy country in Dallas

·      We are thrilled Heathrow has been named best UK airport in the Conde Nast 2024 Readers' Choice Award, an accolade voted on by thousands of seasoned British travellers, while the airport's premier retail offering was awarded best in class at the Frontier Awards
 

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye said:

"We are closing out our super summer on a high, with over 30 million passengers passing through Heathrow's doors in the last 4 months. Being named the most connected airport and best airport for retail in the world is testament to the strong relationship we have cultivated with our airlines and retailers."

September 2024
Terminal Passengers (000s)	Sep 2024	% Change	Jan to Sep 2024	% Change	Oct 2023 to Sep 2024	% Change
Market
UK	378	5.6	3,459	10.2	4,563	10.8
EU	2,535	4.8	21,257	7.7	27,680	8.7
Non-EU Europe	468	5.0	4,286	7.8	5,638	8.8
Africa	264	-11.4	2,473	-8.3	3,374	-4.5
North America	1,870	2.7	15,591	3.3	20,454	5.3
Latin America	171	3.8	1,612	4.3	2,131	5.0
Middle East	707	3.1	6,332	6.9	8,427	7.1
Asia / Pacific	893	1.2	8,058	11.2	10,588	15.9
Total	7,286	3.0	63,069	6.2	82,856	7.9
Air Transport Movements	Sep 2024	% Change	Jan to Sep 2024	% Change	Oct 2023 to Sep 2024	% Change
Market
UK	2,931	10.3	27,083	14.0	35,696	13.5
EU	17,795	4.3	155,478	6.5	204,871	7.4
Non-EU Europe	3,317	2.4	31,387	6.6	41,817	7.5
Africa	1,149	-6.0	11,049	-4.2	15,047	-1.3
North America	8,007	-1.6	69,005	0.7	91,653	3.4
Latin America	684	-0.3	6,713	2.6	8,927	4.0
Middle East	2,582	1.4	22,994	2.4	30,375	3.6
Asia / Pacific	3,525	-3.4	32,338	7.0	43,241	11.3
Total	39,990	2.0	356,047	5.2	471,627	6.8
Cargo (Metric Tonnes)	Sep 2024	% Change	Jan to Sep 2024	% Change	Oct 2023 to Sep 2024	% Change
Market
UK	31	-73.2	408	-18.8	504	-11.4
EU	6,094	-21.8	64,272	-7.0	91,260	-3.3
Non-EU Europe	3,303	-9.0	30,094	-1.1	40,660	-2.4
Africa	8,255	37.8	68,755	22.9	91,434	22.3
North America	52,213	11.6	450,618	15.3	604,468	13.5
Latin America	4,389	3.4	40,404	8.9	54,099	8.9
Middle East	21,399	0.1	197,159	5.1	271,255	9.1
Asia / Pacific	31,850	-0.7	302,105	19.6	406,580	21.1
Total	127,534	4.5	1,153,815	12.7	1,560,260	13.2

 

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