Heathrow Olympic heroes boost Heathrow to a golden August (4919J)
12 September 2016 - 4:00PM
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Heathrow
12 September 2016
07.00 12(th) September 2016
Olympic heroes boost Heathrow to a golden August
-- Heathrow set a new passenger record for the month of August,
welcoming 7.34 million passengers at the UK's only hub airport -
including a triumphant TeamGB who were greeted by family and
friends in Terminal 5 after one of Britain's best Olympic
performances in Rio de Janeiro
-- As the Government prepares its strategy to increase Britain's
global trade, Heathrow accounted for almost 30% of all UK exports
by value outside the EU last year while Gatwick served only 0.2%.
Trade growth to fast-growing economies from Heathrow was
particularly strong in August, with cargo to Latin America up 12%,
the Middle East up 5.7% and East Asia up 3.7%
-- Larger, quieter and more efficient aircraft continued to be a
driver for growth in passenger volumes which are up 0.7% for 2016
as airlines deploy more and more new generation Airbus A380s, A350s
and Boeing 787s at Heathrow
-- Within emerging markets, passenger volumes increased 9.1% to
the Middle East, 5.8% to Latin America and 5.1% to East Asia -
evidence that demand to fly from the UKs only hub remains
strong
-- Heathrow launched 5 SME guarantees to help grow Britain's
small businesses. The initiatives include grants and the chance for
SMEs to sell their products directly to over 75 million annual
Heathrow passengers. SMEs already account for over a third of
Heathrow's Tier 1 supply chain and the airport is committed to
increasing this further
-- To enable Britain to fully seize the opportunities presented
by the Brexit vote, Heathrow announced that the airport is looking
at options for connecting Britain to growth quicker and cheaper
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:
"We were delighted to welcome the golden heroes of TeamGB back
from Rio. They have shown that Britain can be successful against
tough international competition by backing our winners. Britain
should not accept bronze, when we could so easily win gold. So now
is the time to back the winners in our economy and expand Britain's
biggest and most successful port, Heathrow.
We can get exporters, large and small, from all across Britain
connected to the growing markets of the world, and it is urgent
that we get on with it. That is why we are looking at options to
connect Britain to growth quicker and cheaper."
Traffic Summary
August 2016
Jan
to Sep 2015
Terminal Passengers Aug to
(000s) Month % Change 2016 % Change Aug 2016 % Change
Heathrow 7,339 0.1 50,518 0.7 75,330 1.2
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Jan
to Sep 2015
Air Transport Aug to
Movements Month % Change 2016 % Change Aug 2016 % Change
Heathrow 42,014 0.6 316,871 -0.0 472,020 -0.1
===================== ================ ========= ================ ========= =============== =========
Jan
to Sep 2015
Cargo Aug to
(Metric Tonnes) Month % Change 2016 % Change Aug 2016 % Change
Heathrow 122,909 0.3 1,001,958 1.7 1,512,988 0.4
===================== ================ ========= ================ ========= =============== =========
Market comparison Jan
(000s) to Sep 2015
Aug to
Month % Change 2016 % Change Aug 2016 % Change
Market
===================== ================ ========= ================ ========= =============== =========
UK 414 -10.7 3,062 -12.7 4,697 -12.0
Europe 3,071 0.8 21,249 1.8 31,556 2.7
Africa 295 -4.8 2,077 -5.8 3,169 -6.0
North America 1,704 -3.0 11,497 -0.2 17,244 0.5
Latin America 115 5.8 832 4.3 1,243 4.3
Middle East 722 9.7 4,580 7.7 6,727 7.6
Asia / Pacific 1,017 2.9 7,221 3.1 10,694 2.8
Total 7,339 0.1 50,518 0.7 75,330 1.2
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Notes to Editors:
-- Cargo / air freight is critical to Heathrow's success in
winning and sustaining long-haul routes for trade and passengers.
Air freight is carried in the belly-holds of passenger planes
-- Heathrow is the largest UK port by value carrying over
GBP100bn of cargo every year, more than the joint total from
Felixstowe and Southampton, the UK's biggest shipping ports
-- As the Airports Commission report stated: "Heathrow is by far
the largest and most important UK airport for freight". Compared to
other UK airports, the Commission said that Heathrow is "better
placed to accommodate high frequencies of less thick long-haul
connections and ... thus more attractive for freight handling.
Another attractive feature of Heathrow for the freight sector is
its central position on the strategic road network."
-- Only Heathrow has plans to significantly increase its
cargo-handling capacity to exploit the opportunities that greater
connectivity brings for British businesses trading with existing
and new markets
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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