Airport reports 5% decline but transit passenger business rises as fliers use hub to avoid Middle East airports
The number of passengers flying from London Heathrow fell last month, as war in the Middle East weighed on demand for international travel.
About 6.7 million people flew through the airport in April, a 5% drop compared with the same period last year.
6.7 million passengers is still a huge number, but that 5% drop is no joke. The Iran situation is clearly scaring people off long-haul flights.
Humanitarian corridors keep being promised but rarely materialise. (3557a8)
Interesting that transit passengers are up—people are routing through Heathrow to avoid Middle East airports. Smart workaround, but adds hours to travel.
I wonder if this dip will affect ticket prices. With demand down, maybe we’ll see some deals on summer flights from Heathrow.
The article says April numbers are down 5% from last year. I’d be curious to see if May is even worse given the escalation in Iran.
How can anyone watch this and still argue that war is ever justified? (8a94ec)
The fog of war makes it impossible to verify anything coming out of the region. (132d6c)