London Heathrow Airport records record passenger numbers last month

London Heathrow Airport has released its traffic figures for last July.

Passenger numbers increased by 4.7% compared to July 2014 to reach a record 7.29 million.  A large part of this growth is attributed to airlines using larger aircraft on existing routes, supplemented by more passengers travelling to emerging markets.

Cargo volumes over the last 12 months grew by 3.2% but compared to July 2014 were down 5.4% this July.

Pic: Heathrow Airport

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Gatwick Airport continues its two and a half years of growth

London Gatwick Airport has announced that it handled an incredible 4.3 million passengers last month, a 6.4% increase over last July.  This continues Gatwick's 2.5 year continuous growth in passenger numbers handled by the Sussex airport.

Long haul routes spearheaded the growth up 7% on July 2014.  Understandably Gatwick is using its performance figures to try to influence the decision as to where the new London Airport runway should be built.

Pic: Gatwick Airport

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Ryanair & easyJet show significant growth last month

July was another good month for the budget Airlines Ryanair & easyJet.

Ryanair carries over 10 million passengers last month

Ryanair recorded a 11% increase in passenger numbers over July 2014 to over 10 million, and its load factor jumped from 91% to 94%.  Buy Ryanair Cabin Luggage by clicking here.

easyJet say growth of 9.4% in July 2015

EasyJet showed growth of 9.4% in passenger numbers to over 7 million for the month, with its load factor increasing from 92.9% to 94.3%. Buy easyJet Cabin Luggage by clicking here.

The results show that we are certainly not tired of the low-cost flight model, with both airlines anticipating good growth in the future.