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Another record month for Heathrow as runway campaign continues

Heathrow saw another record month in February with 4.95 million passengers travelling through the airport, an increase of 1.1% on February 2014

Operating at capacity, passenger growth at Heathrow was primarily driven by larger, quieter aircraft deployed at the airport.

Emerging markets have continued to perform strongly, with passenger volumes increasing 23.5% to China, 14.9% to Mexico and 10.9% to Brazil in addition to robust performance on North American segments where volumes increased 4.3%.

Heathrow has used the record-breaking figures to bolster its ‘Best for Britain, Backed by Britain’ report detailing the needs for an additional runway.

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “We were delighted to support British businesses by sponsoring the trade mission to Colombia, a year after Avianca announced its direct service from Heathrow to Bogota. Now British businesses are calling for direct flights to other important South American cities - Santiago, Lima, even Medellin.

“These routes can only be sustained through a hub airport, so the choice is to expand Heathrow or force British business people to transfer through Paris or Madrid, handing a competitive advantage to Britain’s European rivals. Heathrow expansion - staying connected - is now urgent. It’s time to get on with it. “

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .