Staff at Heathrow airport may soon be popping the champagne as for the third month in a row the number of passengers has risen, making last month the third-busiest month of traffic on record in July.
The number of late bookings increased dramatically last month, as more than six million passengers passed through the airport, which was an increase of 0.9% compared to July 2008. Last month was the airport’s busiest month since July 2006, with a 5.5% increase in long-haul flights, with the average number of passengers per aircraft up to a record number of 162.
This is quite a contrast to the figures for the UK’s other airports. Examples of this can be seen at nearby Gatwick, where the traffic volume fell by 4.8 percent, while it feel by 12.9 percent at Glasgow and 5.7 percent at Stansted.
As a spokesman for BAA said in a recent interview: “Heathrow’s traffic has been gradually stabilising since last year. If you look at the trend, it’s not a huge surprise.”
However, most of the airlines operating out of Heathrow airport are still offering low tickets rates and great deals to entice customers, making this the ideal time to take to the skies.
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