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Heathrow

11 April 2022

Surge in demand following government removal of travel restrictions

-- Following a very weak January and February, passenger numbers in March were the highest since the start of the pandemic, following the Government's removal of all travel restrictions, making the UK the first country in the world to do so. This demand is being driven by outbound leisure at weekends and during school holidays, as Brits make the most of the freedom to travel and cash in vouchers from trips cancelled during COVID. Inbound leisure and business travel remains weak due to high COVID levels in the UK and the requirement to test before returning home

-- The aviation sector has been rebuilding capacity ahead of a summer peak, so resources are stretched. Heathrow is working closely with airlines and ground handlers to make sure this increase in demand can be met while keeping passengers safe. Half of global markets still require covid checks including testing, vaccination status and quarantine, which is causing particular congestion in check-in areas at peak times. Heathrow is advising passengers to check with their airline to confirm when they should get to the airport. Other airport processes are currently working to plan and Heathrow is working with Border Force to ensure sufficient levels of resource are in place to cope with the large number of passengers returning to the UK over the next couple of weeks

-- As the summer peak is expected to be very busy, with peak days close to 2019 levels, Heathrow is increasing resources as fast as possible, with 12,000 new starters planned across the airport

-- The return of demand is very welcome, though it is unclear whether the current surge in outbound leisure demand is sustainable, or what impact the war in Ukraine, high fuel prices, low GDP growth and potential new variants of concern will have on medium term demand. We are reviewing our forecasts and will give a further update later in April

Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said:

"It is fantastic to see the airport coming back to life after two years, and I want to thank all Team Heathrow colleagues for working together to serve our passengers. Everyone at Heathrow is doing everything we can to make sure passengers get on their way as smoothly and safely as possible."

 
 Traffic Summary 
 
 March 2022 
 
 Terminal Passengers                                                                             Apr 2021 
  (000s)                                                             Jan to                            to 
                                    Mar 2022   % Change            Mar 2022   % Change           Mar 2022   % Change 
 Market 
========================  ==================  =========  ==================  =========  =================  ========= 
 UK                                      280      384.2                 670      304.0              2,272      219.0 
 EU                                    1,397      896.3               2,977      568.6              9,790      150.1 
 Non-EU Europe                           376      688.1                 878      594.4              2,289      175.8 
 Africa                                  238      293.9                 618      224.0              1,467      165.1 
 North America                           889     1614.8               1,939      970.1              5,096      516.8 
 Latin America                           134     2468.5                 378     1727.0                770      427.1 
 Middle East                             563      758.8               1,350      429.0              3,396      208.6 
 Asia / Pacific                          320      183.5                 848      187.7              2,292      116.2 
 
 Total                                 4,197      674.8               9,659      474.9             27,372      199.4 
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 Air Transport Movements                                                                         Apr 2021 
                                                                     Jan to                            to 
                                    Mar 2022   % Change            Mar 2022   % Change           Mar 2022   % Change 
 Market 
========================  ==================  =========  ==================  =========  =================  ========= 
 UK                                    2,244      207.0               5,937      180.0             21,031      148.4 
 EU                                   12,296      503.6              27,671      351.0             94,095      100.9 
 Non-EU Europe                         2,788      441.4               7,113      351.0             19,969      123.0 
 Africa                                1,213      102.5               3,292       88.4              9,431       65.5 
 North America                         4,683      100.0              12,433       97.2             40,900       73.9 
 Latin America                           645      571.9               1,857      480.3              4,694      149.3 
 Middle East                           1,960       73.3               5,413       58.6             19,045       45.2 
 Asia / Pacific                        2,170        8.4               6,411       22.1             24,125       19.1 
 
 Total                                27,999      196.2              70,127      161.0            233,290       81.2 
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                                                                                                 Apr 2021 
 Cargo                                                               Jan to                            to 
  (Metric Tonnes)                   Mar 2022   % Change            Mar 2022   % Change           Mar 2022   % Change 
 Market 
========================  ==================  =========  ==================  =========  =================  ========= 
 UK                                        5      -47.7                  19      -65.8                183       15.3 
 EU                                   11,384        0.7              29,018       -0.4            121,080       40.1 
 Non-EU Europe                         2,968      -47.6              10,045      -40.6             60,741       11.8 
 Africa                                7,699       -4.5              23,362        3.3             78,339        9.3 
 North America                        54,267       26.8             135,881       30.9            513,832       42.1 
 Latin America                         3,361      147.3               8,965      177.5             29,225       13.3 
 Middle East                          19,400        5.2              51,850       -1.9            227,637       10.1 
 Asia / Pacific                       29,895      -16.5              89,400       -2.2            400,438       23.4 
 
 Total                               128,978        4.5             348,539        8.9          1,431,475       26.5 
------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ------------------  ---------  -----------------  --------- 
 
 

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