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Heathrow is ready for the biggest Christmas in three years

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Heathrow is ready for the biggest Christmas in three years

England, United Kingdom: Heathrow Airport served 5.9m passengers in October, 84% of 2019 levels. Year to date the airport served 50m, passengers, 74% of 2019 levels. Strong recovery in the Middle East and Central Asia seen in October is expected to continue into November and also see the gradual return of business travelers too.

The increase in passenger numbers this year is higher than at any other airport in Europe. The Airport planning investments of over £4bn in the next few years which will make the journey through Heathrow even better, including new security lanes which will allow passengers to leave laptops and liquids in their bags, and a new baggage system for Terminal 2, subject to a regulatory settlement that supports investment.

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “We have come so far since Omicron grounded Christmas travel plans last year. Heathrow, our airline partners, and their handlers are all working together to make sure everyone can be reunited with their loved ones this Christmas.”

Terminal Passengers
(000s)		 Oct 2022% ChangeJan to
Oct 2022		% ChangeNov 2021 to
Oct 2022		% Change
Market      
UK          29821.7       2,676108.2          3,159121.6
EU       2,01950.9     17,594226.8          19,468226.0
Non-EU Europe          40552.6       3,644236.5          4,098232.7
Africa          258123.7       2,301218.6          2,619193.2
North America       1,540256.4     12,610566.9         14,056570.3
Latin America          152212.3       1,393483.6          1,567420.3
Middle East          65873.5       5,660300.2          6,547275.6
Asia / Pacific          563156.6       4,221255.3          4,772233.0
Total       5,89393.6     50,098279.4         56,285272.8
Air Transport Movements Oct 2022% ChangeJan to
Oct 2022		% ChangeNov 2021 to
Oct 2022		% Change
Market      
UK       2,29613.3     21,72668.9         26,07679.3
EU     15,62743.5    136,866157.5       156,271160.8
Non-EU Europe       2,95340.0     27,335169.6         31,628170.5
Africa       1,12359.7     10,97981.3         12,80972.9
North America       7,08392.1     61,207134.7         69,898127.6
Latin America          62665.2       6,166186.0          7,167163.3
Middle East       2,26420.8     20,97658.6         24,79354.7
Asia / Pacific       2,60814.6     22,90126.3         27,73423.2
Total     34,58044.4    308,156117.3       356,376115.3
Cargo
(Metric Tonnes)		 Oct 2022% ChangeJan to
Oct 2022		% ChangeNov 2021 to
Oct 2022		% Change
Market      
UK              4-77.8          105-48.7             120-43.9
EU       8,263-24.9     85,155-16.2       104,787-11.4
Non-EU Europe       3,511-46.9     32,263-42.7         43,587-36.3
Africa       5,946-5.9     67,2157.6         82,3394.7
North America     46,4431.8    446,34014.9       539,72018.7
Latin America       4,45459.6     35,25391.2         40,30658.7
Middle East     20,434-7.0    194,7203.3       234,7663.6
Asia / Pacific     26,030-33.7    265,922-18.4       342,387-12.8
Total   115,084-13.9 1,126,974-1.3    1,388,0131.7
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