US EditionHeathrow forecasts uncertain outlook due to Iran conflict
Heathrow handled 6.6 million passengers and said transfer traffic rose 10% as Middle East airspace closures shifted demand.
- Heathrow reported 6.6 million passengers traveled through its four terminals last month, marking the busiest March in the airport's history.
- A 10% spike in transfer passengers occurred as the Middle East conflict triggered widespread airspace closures, forcing Heathrow to temporarily absorb demand from elsewhere.
- Traffic grew 6.9% compared to the same month last year, as Heathrow's long-haul network successfully absorbed shifting travel demand during the crisis.
- Thomas Woldbye, chief executive of Heathrow, warned "the outlook for the next few months is uncertain, due to the ongoing conflict," though jet fuel supplies remain stable.
- Management will "monitor the situation and liaise with Government and airlines to protect passengers' journeys," Woldbye said, while adapting to evolving Middle East conditions.
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Heathrow airport traffic surges as war diverts global flights
• London hub sees 10pc jump in rerouted transit passengers; Mideast routes plunge by half as Asia, Africa traffic soars• Spike in jet fuel prices triggers widespread fare, fee increases; airlines ground flights, overhaul schedules LONDON: Heathrow Airport in London saw a 10 per cent surge in transit passengers in March as a US-Iran war forced the closure of major Middle Eastern airspace, redirecting global air traffic through Europe, the airport…
UK's Heathrow airport says outlook uncertain as Mideast conflict shifts passenger flows
The UK's biggest airport handled 6.6 million passengers in March, up nearly 7% from a year earlier, as it redirected traffic flows to cope with airspace closures across the Middle East
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perspectivemedia.comHeathrow sees 10% jump in transfer passengers because of Middle East war
The west London airport said it ‘temporarily absorbed demand from elsewhere’.
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