London’s Heathrow records high passenger traffic

London Heathrow Airport’s September passenger numbers were up 0.4 percent to a record high of 6.8 million.

The passenger total for the year to end September was 57.3 million, a rise of 0.7 percent on last year’s figure.

Cargo volumes through Heathrow rose 5.9 percent to 126,109 metric tonnes. Cargo throughput was up 2.1 percent for the year-to-date.

The UK government is due to make a decision during October on which airport, Heathrow or London rival Gatwick, will be given approval to add another runway and ease capacity constraints in the south-east of England.