Heathrow Handles 7.8 Million Passengers in August

Airport Industry News
Joey Stoate
14 September 2026

New data has shown that London Heathrow handled 7.8 million passengers in August, despite a 2.1% year-on-year dip.

Figures indicate that strong growth across Asia Pacific (+1.2%, 989,000 passengers ) and Africa (+2%, 302,000 passengers) have helped offset a fall in Middle East traffic (-19.8%, 668,000 passengers), whilst North American traffic declined by 1.1% to 2 million and EU traffic remained stable with a minor reduction of 0.3% to 2.8 million...

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