Overview

• Heathrow’s July passenger numbers held at 7.981 million year-on-year as its two runways operated at near-full capacity.
• The airport set a rolling 12-month record of 83.93 million passengers and handled a single-day peak of 270,869 travellers on August 1.
• In July Heathrow filed a fully privately funded expansion plan and in early August publicly unveiled detailed proposals for a full-length third runway.
• The proposed runway would increase annual flight slots from 480,000 to 756,000 and aims for planning consent by 2029 with operation within a decade.
• Chief executive Thomas Woldbye faced criticism for his absence during a March power substation fire that shut the airport and disrupted 1,500 flights and 300,000 passengers.