Heathrow has mentioned passenger numbers are nearly again to pre-pandemic ranges after an additional 1.3 million flyers used the airport in July.

The moist climate throughout the UK this summer season helped enhance flight gross sales, with sunny places proving common, a spokesperson mentioned.

More than 7.6 million passengers travelled by means of the London airport final month - up a fifth on the 6.3 million who did so in July 2022, in keeping with its newest figures.

That included 73,000 departures to Turkey - the busiest month ever recorded for the vacation spot, the airport mentioned.

The numbers of passengers flying to Gibraltar, Portugal and Italy had been additionally near file ranges.

The complete is slightly below the 7.8 million flyers who travelled by means of the airport in July 2019 earlier than COVID led to lockdowns world wide within the spring of 2020.

The year-on-year enhance was additionally pushed by flights to and from Asia - which had been up 129% - after nations together with China lifted the final of their pandemic-era journey restrictions.

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Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye mentioned: "It's nice to see so many passengers getting away to seize some summer season solar.

"We've got a great range of popular destinations and our teams are delivering excellent service which will ensure your travels get off to the best start."

The airport additionally mentioned safety queues had been "consistently under five minutes".

The figures additional revealed that passenger numbers to North American locations elevated by 77%, with New York remaining the airport's hottest vacation spot.

Airlines have additionally reported a rise in ticket gross sales this 12 months because the journey trade continues to get well from the affect of the pandemic.

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