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11/12/2018 08:05

RNS Number : 0243K
Heathrow
11 December 2018
 


 
 
 
07.00 11th December 2018
 
Heathrow has strongest November ever as airport sets out plan for carbon neutral growth
 
§ In another consecutive record month, 6.11m passengers travelled through Heathrow in November, up 3.3%. This is the first time that passenger volumes in November have exceeded 6 million.
 
§ North America saw growth of 5.8% from a significant base, because of more competitive pricing in the region. While Africa saw the biggest percentage increase, up 10.2% driven by new routes to Marrakech, the Seychelles and Durban.
 
§ Over 150,000 metric tonnes of cargo travelled through Heathrow in November with Brazil, China and Turkey performing strongly.
 
§ Ahead of the Parliamentary vote on the Withdrawal Agreement, Heathrow announced the airport would pay for EU colleagues to achieve 'settled status'.
 
§ Heathrow is the first UK airport to set out its plan for carbon neutral growth, outlining the role it will play on four key areas to reduce and offset carbon emissions from the growth in flights, created by an additional runway.
 
§ In another UK first, Heathrow launched its roadmap to ensure thousands of supply chain colleagues would be guaranteed the Living Wage by 2020.
 
§ Additional domestic services were announced, with Heathrow to be directly linked to Newquay for the first time in the airport's history, connecting the area to global tourism and trade. British Airways will add a new daily service to Inverness, set to boost Scotland's economy by up to £17million.
 
·      Heathrow Logistics Hub programme kicks off pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) to determine which of the 65 sites will make the shortlist next year.
 
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:
 
"Record numbers of passengers are choosing to use Heathrow because we offer outstanding service and better value for our passengers. But growth must be sustainable, and our blueprint for carbon neutral growth is an important step towards our ultimate goal of zero carbon aviation."
 
 
 



Traffic Summary


























 
































 




November 2018






















































Terminal Passengers
(000s)


 Nov 2018


% Change


Jan to

Nov 2018


% Change


Dec 2017 to

Nov 2018


% Change




Market




























UK


             381


-7.5


           4,437


0.4


           4,821


0.9




EU


           2,097


4.3


         25,495


2.9


         27,505


2.8




Non-EU Europe


             435


4.3


           5,256


0.3


           5,719


0.3




Africa


             298


10.2


           3,015


4.9


           3,311


4.8




North America


           1,342


5.8


         16,651


4.4


         18,053


4.1




Latin America


             105


3.8


           1,234


4.2


           1,343


4.9




Middle East


             557


-0.6


           6,968


0.6


           7,663


0.8




Asia / Pacific


             899


2.1


         10,552


2.6


         11,527


2.9




Total


           6,114


3.3


         73,607


2.7


         79,942


2.7
































































Air Transport Movements


 Nov 2018


% Change


Jan to

Nov 2018


% Change


Dec 2017 to

Nov 2018


% Change




Market




























UK


           3,043


-10.1


         35,838


-2.3


         38,959


-1.3




EU


         16,844


-1.0


       195,832


-0.0


       212,078


0.2




Non-EU Europe


           3,604


-2.1


         40,046


-2.7


         43,637


-2.7




Africa


           1,313


9.4


         13,049


-0.5


         14,283


-1.0




North America


           6,355


-0.2


         75,916


1.8


         82,516


1.8




Latin America


             495


6.7


           5,464


6.3


           5,952


7.2




Middle East


           2,414


-5.1


         28,037


-2.3


         30,632


-2.4




Asia / Pacific


           3,931


4.5


         42,908


4.7


         46,768


4.6




Total


         37,999


-1.1


       437,090


0.2


       474,825


0.3
































































Cargo

(Metric Tonnes)


 Nov 2018


% Change


Jan to

Nov 2018


% Change


Dec 2017 to

Nov 2018


% Change




Market




























UK


               42


-57.9


             878


-14.0


             970


-12.3




EU


           8,584


-21.5


       103,168


0.7


       112,342


0.9




Non-EU Europe


           5,255


8.9


         52,751


6.0


         57,199


6.2




Africa


           7,521


-8.6


         81,253


-3.5


         88,555


-2.8




North America


         47,108


-14.2


       560,224


-0.4


       613,242


0.2




Latin America


           5,137


10.5


         47,746


11.7


         52,344


13.6




Middle East


         21,715


-12.9


       235,696


-4.3


       257,908


-3.5




Asia / Pacific


         42,930


-6.2


       471,417


1.2


       513,925


1.6




Total


       138,291


-10.4*


    1,553,132


-0.1


    1,696,485


0.5















 
* Actual overall cargo growth figure is nearer -6%, due to incomplete and missing data at time of publication
 




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