REG - Heathrow Heathrow Finance PLC Heathrow Funding Ltd - Strategy/Company/Ops Update

International Consolidated Airlines SAAnnouncement

15/04/2019 08:03

RNS Number : 1192W
Heathrow
15 April 2019
 


15th April 2019
Heathrow's passenger numbers rise in the run up to Brexit
 
§ Heathrow's passenger numbers continued to climb in March, with over 6.5 million passengers travelling through the UK's only hub airport, ringing in the 29th consecutive month of record growth for the airport. Notable spikes in the previous month were St. Patricks and Mother's Day, attitudes towards travel remain strong despite ongoing uncertainty around Brexit'.  
 
§ Africa performed especially well over the past month, increasing by 6.2% compared to the same time last year. Domestic connections also saw a slight uplift (+0.2%) with British Airways launching its 2nd service to Inverness and Flybe growing their loads by more than a fifth (23%) with an inaugural flight to Cornwall on March 31.
 
§ More than 149,000 metric tonnes of cargo travelled through the UK's biggest port by value, further demonstrating the importance of Heathrow in a post Brexit world.
 
§ Both Latin America and Africa saw remarkable double-digit growth with the former up 23% on 2018 due to additional services to Brazil and increased volumes to Mexico. Freight to and from Africa grew by 11%, thanks to Virgin's growth on routes to the continent.
 
§ Two of Heathrow's Terminals made it into the top five globally, with Terminal 5 taking top spot. In addition, Heathrow was voted amongst the world's top 10 airports overall and won "Best airport in Western Europe" and "World's Best Airport Shopping".
 
§ In March, Heathrow launched the airport's new Innovation Prize to fund ideas and solutions addressing aviation environmental impact. The prize is sponsored by Heathrow's new Centre of Excellence for Sustainability, which connects experts and offers Heathrow as a living laboratory to test and develop ideas that encourage sustainable aviation.
 
§ The expansion project reached another significant milestone, as the names and locations of the 18 shortlisted sites in the running to become offsite construction centres for Britain's new runway were revealed. Shortlisted sites will now pitch to airport bosses for their chance to become one of the final four construction centres, to be announced early next year.
 
§ Heathrow announced the launch of their 10th domestic route. The route is operated by Flybe and links the hub airport to Cornwall in Newquay for the first time since 1997.
 
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:
 
"Despite Brexit uncertainty, Heathrow remains a bright light for the UK, with the role we play in keeping people and products moving evident. Our new domestic connections will be pivotal in linking more regions and nations to global opportunities, benefiting all corners of this great country and we look forward to announcing many more of these as part of the expansion programme."
 



Traffic Summary


 






















































March 2019


 


















































Terminal Passengers
(000s)


Mar 2019


% Change


Jan to

Mar 2019


% Change


Apr 2018 to

Mar 2019


% Change




Market


 
























UK


391


0.2


1,039


-5.4


4,736


-2.0




EU


2,217


2.4


5,893


2.1


27,722


2.9




Non-EU Europe


487


0.2


1,332


-0.7


5,713


-0.1




Africa


304


6.2


891


8.2


3,406


5.8




North America


1,471


3.6


3,838


5.4


18,296


4.9




Latin America


115


2.8


342


5.0


1,367


4.0




Middle East


597


-10.9


1,768


-5.4


7,559


-1.7




Asia / Pacific


945


-1.9


2,834


0.7


11,551


1.6




Total


6,527


0.5


17,937


1.4


80,350


2.3




 


























































Air Transport Movements


Mar 2019


% Change


Jan to

Mar 2019


% Change


Apr 2018 to

Mar 2019


% Change




Market


 
























UK


3,089


-2.2


8,442


-9.7


37,828


-6.4




EU


17,572


2.0


49,206


0.2


212,607


0.2




Non-EU Europe


3,922


4.9


11,036


1.6


43,882


-1.4




Africa


1,347


7.8


3,945


8.7


14,753


3.0




North America


6,777


1.6


19,166


1.2


82,802


1.8




Latin America


513


6.2


1,521


7.3


6,097


6.4




Middle East


2,546


-3.9


7,469


-2.0


30,509


-2.1




Asia / Pacific


4,083


3.8


11,908


4.4


47,525


4.9




Total


39,849


1.9


112,693


0.3


476,003


0.2




 


























































Cargo

(Metric Tonnes)


Mar 2019


% Change


Jan to

Mar 2019


% Change


Apr 2018 to

Mar 2019


% Change




Market


 
























UK


46


-55.9


149


-45.8


790


-26.9




EU


8,686


-14.4


23,062


-20.6


104,802


-8.1




Non-EU Europe


5,103


15.9


14,372


14.7


58,998


5.1




Africa


8,677


11.4


23,918


11.5


91,145


0.1




North America


56,571


-0.7


153,856


-1.1


605,214


-2.4




Latin America


5,312


23.9


13,849


17.0


54,396


9.7




Middle East


21,378


-3.5


60,589


-2.8


254,734


-5.3




Asia / Pacific


43,644


-2.4


118,378


-4.3


506,497


-1.6




Total


149,417


-0.8


408,173


-2.1


1,676,576


-2.3



 
 




This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
 
END
 
 
UPDDLLFFKZFZBBV