February traffic figures press release

Heathrow
11 March 2024
 

Heathrow leaps into record February with busiest winter half-term

•             Heathrow served a record number of passengers in February as 5.8m people flew through the UK's hub airport last month.

•             The busiest ever February half-term saw more than 2m passengers at Heathrow. Winter sun won over the ski slopes with nearly two thirds of travellers landing somewhere warmer than London.

•             Even before the leap year lift of 207,000 passengers on 29 February, Heathrow is on track to serve more passengers this year than ever before. Meanwhile, cargo tonnage is 21% up on 2023, outperforming European comparators and the global average of 8%.

•             Heathrow's departure boards continue to offer unrivalled choice. The latest route additions include more services to the very north of the UK with Loganair, BA routes to Abu Dhabi, Kos and Izmir, a new Virgin Atlantic service to Bangalore and the return of Vueling to Barcelona and Paris (Orly), in time for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

•             Whatever the destination, passengers can travel with confidence at Heathrow this Easter. Airport teams are ready and prepared to make the next travel peak another success.

•             The Chancellor missed the opportunity to back British business at the Spring Budget, prioritising short-term decisions over policies that would deliver the growth and jobs the UK economy needs. Instead, he raised taxes on aviation with no ring-fencing for the green transition.

 

Heathrow CEO, Thomas Woldbye, said: "It was wonderful to welcome so many passengers for the first holiday peak of 2024, setting a new Heathrow record. While we are serving more people, visitors to the UK are spending less since the removal of tax-free shopping, impacting businesses across the country. The Spring Budget was a missed opportunity to give the whole tourism, hospitality and retail sector the support it needs to compete internationally."

 

 

 


 

 

Traffic Summary

 












February 2024

 












Terminal Passengers
(000s)

 Feb 2024

% Change

Jan to
Feb 2024

% Change

Mar 2023 to
Feb 2024

% Change

Market







UK

            359

11.5

          715

9.6

         4,305

19.0

EU

         1,868

9.9

       3,626

9.2

       26,464

14.9

Non-EU Europe

            449

14.3

          892

10.4

         5,413

13.9

Africa

            285

0.0

          594

-1.7

         3,589

15.6

North America

         1,121

7.6

       2,444

8.7

       20,156

21.4

Latin America

            176

3.3

          370

5.6

         2,085

13.9

Middle East

            685

15.0

       1,393

12.6

         8,174

10.5

Asia / Pacific

            854

23.8

       1,758

20.9

       10,081

55.7








Total

         5,796

11.6

      11,792

10.4

       80,267

20.1

 














Air Transport Movements

 Feb 2024

% Change

Jan to
Feb 2024

% Change

Mar 2023 to
Feb 2024

% Change

Market







UK

         2,886

14.8

       5,803

8.6

       32,827

14.1

EU

        15,576

13.7

      30,742

9.3

      197,965

10.7

Non-EU Europe

         3,670

16.4

       7,307

11.1

       40,616

12.6

Africa

         1,291

0.7

       2,675

-0.6

       15,520

9.4

North America

         6,220

3.3

      12,995

3.9

       91,690

16.1

Latin America

            757

6.5

       1,598

7.2

         8,865

12.8

Middle East

         2,348

5.3

       4,868

4.1

       30,035

12.1

Asia / Pacific

         3,469

19.8

       7,222

19.5

       42,315

37.8








Total

        36,217

11.4

      73,210

8.5

      459,833

14.3

 














Cargo
(Metric Tonnes)

 Feb 2024

% Change

Jan to
Feb 2024

% Change

Mar 2023 to
Feb 2024

% Change

Market







UK

              56

28.6

          200

61.1

            673

38.2

EU

         8,693

18.8

      16,922

17.1

       98,577

-3.6

Non-EU Europe

         3,625

16.3

       7,211

10.7

       41,689

2.5

Africa

         7,399

22.1

      14,961

27.6

       81,849

6.8

North America

        47,864

7.6

      91,183

6.5

      550,251

-1.3

Latin America

         4,229

21.1

       8,463

21.1

       52,274

16.5

Middle East

        22,865

27.9

      46,174

28.6

      271,941

12.7

Asia / Pacific

        33,260

45.5

      65,131

42.9

      376,615

19.4








Total

      127,990

21.6

    250,245

20.9

   1,473,871

6.8

 







 

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