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Heathrow airport surpasses 8 million passengers in August

London's Heathrow Airport said today that it has handled more than 8 million passengers in August, marking a new milestone amid record-breaking summer travel volumes.

Business • 11 Sep

Heathrow Airport records flat passenger growth in July

Heathrow airport saw almost no growth in passenger numbers last month because of capacity constraints.

Business • 11 Aug

Passenger numbers at London's Heathrow Airport rose to a record 39.9 million in the first half, up 0.3% on the same time last year

Fire that shut Heathrow to cost it 'tens of millions'

The boss of Heathrow has revealed the chaotic closure of the London airport in March after a substation fire is expected to cost it tens of millions of pounds.

Business • 23 Jul

Heathrow Airport was forced to close on March 21 due to a fire at an electricity substation

National Grid failures led to fire that closed Heathrow

A fire that caused a hugely disruptive shutdown at Heathrow airport in March was caused by the failure of a component at an electricity substation that had not been properly maintained, Britain's National Energy System Operator said today.

Business • 02 Jul

More than 7.2 million passengers travelled through Heathrow Airport's terminals last month

Heathrow Airport reports busiest May on record

Heathrow airport in London has called for "an honest conversation" about expansion after another record month for passenger numbers.

Business • 11 Jun

London's Heathrow Airport served nearly 7.1 million passengers in April, an increase of 5.9% compared with the same month last year

Heathrow records busiest April for passenger numbers

Heathrow Airport said last month was its busiest April on record, as it served nearly 7.1 million passengers, an increase of 5.9% compared with the same month last year.

Business • 12 May

18.2 million passengers travelled through Heathrow Airport's four terminals between January and March

Heathrow makes first dividend payment in five years

Heathrow airport has made dividend payments to shareholders for the first time in five years.

Business • 23 Apr

Heathrow Airport had to close for 10 hours on March 21 because of a power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electricity substation

Heathrow passengers numbers down 7.5% in March

Heathrow airport's passenger numbers declined by 7.5% year-on-year in March.

Business • 11 Apr

London's Heathrow airport rocked the travel industry last Friday when it shut down after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation cut its power

UK aviation watchdog reviews Heathrow's resilience rules

Britain's aviation watchdog will consider Heathrow airport's resilience rules as part of a regular review, it said today, following a closure last week that disrupted global flight schedules and stranded thousands of passengers.

Business • 27 Mar

Heathrow's closure was the latest in a string of major disruptions that companies have experienced in the past year

Heathrow closure shows need to plan for the unexpected

The shut-down of Heathrow Airport last week is a reminder to companies that they need to expect the unexpected and prepare accordingly.

Business • 24 Mar

Heathrow Chief Executive Thomas Woldbye said he expected the airport to be back 'in full operation

Heathrow Airport 'fully operational' after fire shutdown

Heathrow Airport is "fully operational", a spokesperson said, a day after a fire at a power station shut down Europe's busiest air hub and caused travel mayhem.

UK • 22 Mar

More than 1,350 flights are thought to be affected

Explained: Customer rights if your flight is cancelled

Heathrow is warning of days of disruption ahead, after a fire at an electricial substation that supplies it with power, closed the airport today.

Business • 21 Mar

A Virgin Atlantic aircraft arrives at Heathrow Airport this evening after being repositioned from London Gatwick

Heathrow Airport flights resume as boss apologises

Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport in London as its chief executive apologised to stranded passengers and defended the response to an "unprecedented" loss of power caused by a substation fire.

UK • 21 Mar

More than 6.3 million passengers travelled through London Heathrow Airport's four terminals last month

Heathrow Airport reports its busiest ever January

London's Heathrow airport said it has recorded the busiest January in its history.

Business • 11 Feb

Ryanair sceptical about Heathrow runway, sees UK growth

Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today he did not expect Heathrow's third runway to be built any time soon, but he plans huge investment in other British airports with the deployment of 100 aircraft over eight years.

Business • 29 Jan

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves

UK backs third runway at London's Heathrow Airport

The UK government will back plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport, finance minister Rachel Reeves said today, saying the project could create over 100,000 jobs in the economy.

Business • 29 Jan

A total of 83.9 million passengers travelled through London's Heathrow Airport last year

2024 busiest year for London's Heathrow Airport

London's Heathrow Airport said 2024 was its busiest year for passenger numbers.

Business • 13 Jan

Heathrow served a record 39.8 million passengers in the first half of 2024

London's Heathrow announces airport upgrade

London's Heathrow airport has unveiled plans to invest £2.3 billion over the next two years to upgrade Europe's busiest airport.

Business • 18 Dec 24

Heathrow Airport saw its busiest day last month - with 269,000 passengers on August 18

Heathrow sets new monthly record for passenger numbers

London's Heathrow airport said it has set a new monthly record for passenger numbers, with nearly eight million people passing through its terminals in August.

Business • 11 Sep 24

Border Force officers at London Heathrow, one of the world's biggest airports, will go on strike again for four days from Saturday over working conditions

Heathrow airport border staff announce new strike

Hundreds of Border Force officers at London Heathrow, one of the world's biggest airports, will go on strike again for four days from Saturday over working conditions, their union confirmed.

Business • 30 Aug 24

Heathrow Airport swung to an underlying half year profit of £178m from a £139m loss a year earlier

Heathrow Airport sees record passenger numbers in H1

Heathrow Airport said a record 39.8 million passengers travelled through its terminals in the first half of the year, an increase of 7.3% from the 37.1 million passengers during the same period last year.

Business • 24 Jul 24

Emma Gilthorpe, currently chief operating officer at Heathrow airport, will join Royal Mail as CEO from May

Heathrow's Gilthorpe to become new Royal Mail CEO

International Distributions Services has today named Heathrow executive Emma Gilthorpe as the new CEO of its Royal Mail business.

Business • 02 Apr 24

Heathrow Airport said its adjusted profit before tax came in at £38m for the year-ended December 31, compared with a £684m loss a year earlier

Heathrow Airport posts first adjusted profit in 4 years

Heathrow Airport in London has returned to profit for the first time since the pandemic thanks to a bounce-back in international travel.

Business • 21 Feb 24

Heathrow Airport was used by 6 million passengers last month, compared with 6.1 million in January 2020

Heathrow passengers narrowly below pre-Covid levels

Heathrow Airport's passenger numbers for January were narrowly below pre-pandemic levels.

Business • 12 Feb 24

London's Heathrow Airport expects to handle 81.4 million passengers next year

Heathrow expects over 81 million passengers in 2024

Britain's Heathrow Airport said today it expected to handle 81.4 million passengers in 2024, encouraged by a strong recovery in travel demand.

Business • 15 Dec 23