Heathrow Traffic and business commentary December & FY 2016 (8475T)
January 11 2017 - 2:00AM
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Heathrow
11 January 2017
07.00 11(th) January 2017
Heathrow's milestone year: Record passenger numbers,
award-winning service and Britain's new runway
Full-Year 2016
-- Heathrow celebrated 70 years of history as Britain's front
door in 2016, welcoming a record 76 million passengers (+1%)
alongside 1.5 million tonnes of cargo (+3%) travelling through the
UK's hub - that's nearly three full Millennium Stadia of passengers
a day and annual cargo equivalent to 118,000 London buses, 7,500
Angels of the North or nearly 30 fully-loaded Queen Elizabeth II
ocean liners
-- For the second year running, Heathrow was delighted to be
named as the 'Best Airport in Western Europe' by its passengers at
the annual Skytrax Global Airport Awards
-- Larger, quieter and more efficient aircraft continued to be a
driver for growth in passenger volumes at Heathrow. In 2016, around
40% of Heathrow's long haul passengers travelled on cleaner and
quieter new generation aircraft, such as Airbus A380s, A350s and
Boeing 787 Dreamliners - up from around 25% in 2015 and helping to
reduce the airport's impact on local communities
-- In a major boost for the economy, the Government announced
its support for a new runway at Heathrow - the first full-length
runway in the south east since the second world war. The Government
will begin consulting on a national policy statement early this
year
December 2016
-- December passenger volumes set a new record for Heathrow,
with 6.2 million passengers travelling through the airport (+4.4%)
- emerging markets in the Middle East (+16.9%) and Asia (+3.2%)
continued to be drivers for growth as well as strong performance on
North American segments (+2.1%)
-- Cargo growth was also strong, with trade through Heathrow
increasing 5.1% driven in particular by growth to emerging market
destinations - Brazil up 18.6%, India up 12.1% and China up
8.3%
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:
"Heathrow celebrated 70 years as the country's front door in
2016 and I'm proud that we were able to end this year on such a
high note. Whether it was welcoming back a triumphant Team GB from
Rio or giving that special Heathrow service to a record number of
passengers, increasing Britain's trade with the rest of the world
or securing Government support for expansion - Heathrow is
Britain's airport and we will continue to help all of our country
thrive for decades to come."
Traffic Summary
December 2016
Jan Jan 2016
to to
Terminal Passengers Dec Dec
(000s) Month % Change 2016 % Change 2016 % Change
Heathrow 6,163 4.4 75,676 1.0 75,676 1.0
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Jan Jan 2016
to to
Air Transport Dec Dec
Movements Month % Change 2016 % Change 2016 % Change
Heathrow 36,895 -0.8 473,231 0.2 473,231 0.2
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Jan Jan 2016
to to
Cargo Dec Dec
(Metric Tonnes) Month % Change 2016 % Change 2016 % Change
Heathrow 133,641 5.1 1,541,202 3.0 1,541,202 3.0
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Market comparison Jan Jan 2016
(000s) to to
Dec Dec
Month % Change 2016 % Change 2016 % Change
Market
===================== ================= ========= =============== ========= =============== =========
UK 361 -0.5 4,648 -9.6 4,648 -9.6
Europe 2,440 4.8 31,737 1.8 31,737 1.8
Africa 283 0.4 3,164 -4.1 3,164 -4.1
North America 1,381 2.1 17,171 -0.5 17,171 -0.5
Latin America 97 -4.0 1,226 1.4 1,226 1.4
Middle East 677 16.9 6,961 8.8 6,961 8.8
Asia / Pacific 924 3.2 10,771 2.8 10,771 2.8
Total 6,163 4.4 75,676 1.0 75,676 1.0
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