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Heathrow passenger numbers fell 82% in March

Heathrow has announced that passenger numbers at the airport fell by 82.6% (year-on-year) in March.

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Heathrow’s cargo volumes are also down, by 25.7% on an annual basis. However, cargo
movements have increased by 21.4% compared with March 2020.

Traffic Summary

             
               
 

March 2021

         
               
 

Terminal Passengers
(000s)

 Mar
2021

%
Change

 Jan
  to
  Mar 2021

%
Change

 Apr 2020
  to
  Mar 2021

%
Change

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

 58

-72.1

 166

-81.9

 712

-84.9

 

EU

 140

-84.0

 45

-90.3

  3,915

-85.0

 

Non-EU Europe

  48

-78.1

 126

-88.3

  830

-84.8

 

Africa

  60

-68.2

  191

-75.7

 553

-83.8

 

North America

  52

-92.7

  181

-94.4

 826

-95.5

 

Latin America

  5

-93.9

   21

-93.2

 146

-89.1

 

Middle East

 66

-81.4

   255

-84.2

 1,100

-85.5

 

Asia / Pacific

 113

-75.9

   295

-86.3

 1,059

-90.2

 

Total

 542

-82.6

  1,680

-88.5

 9,142

-88.2

               
               
 

Air Transport Movements

 Mar
2021

%
Change

Jan to
Mar 2021

%
Change

Apr 2020 to
Mar 2021

%
Change

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

731

-67.3

 2,120

-76.0

8,465

-79.4

 

EU

2,037

-81.0

 6,135

-85.3

46,831

-76.8

 

Non-EU Europe

515

-78.8

 1,577

-83.5

8,956

-78.7

 

Africa

599

-37.0

 1,747

-50.2

5,697

-61.5

 

North America

2,342

-50.1

6,306

-63.9

23,524

-71.2

 

Latin America

96

-78.2

 320

-77.1

1,883

-68.0

 

Middle East

1,131

-38.0

 3,412

-50.8

13,113

-56.4

 

Asia / Pacific

1,964

-22.0

 5,165

-46.5

 20,073

-55.5

 

Total

 9,415

-63.4

 26,782

-72.9

 128,542

-72.2

               
               
 

Cargo
(Metric Tonnes)

 Mar
2021

%
Change

Jan to
Mar 2021

%
Change

Apr 2020 to
Mar 2021

%
Change

 

Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

 10

  -79.7

 57

  -60.0

 158

-72.7

 

EU

 11,303

  88.4

 29,132

  54.8

 86,402

-4.2

 

Non-EU Europe

 5,663

  144.6

 16,906

  96.1

 54,341

6.0

 

Africa

 8,064

  31.7

 22,619

  12.2

 71,645

-20.0

 

North America

 42,788

  11.0

 103,782

  -19.5

 361,556

-33.0

 

Latin America

 1,359

  -64.2

 3,230

  -71.2

 25,784

-50.2

 

Middle East

 18,432

  4.1

52,830

  -8.5

 206,728

-19.3

 

Asia / Pacific

 34,854

  32.4

87,390

  0.4

 318,375

-26.9

 

Total

 122,474

  21.4

 315,945

  -5.0

1,124,989

-25.7

 

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