Heathrow breaks all records

HEATHROW, the world’s busiest international airport in terms of passenger numbers, surpassed all expectations in August handling a record 6.4m travellers, 0.3% more than in 2008.  For airport owner BAA the picture was not so rosy for its other six UK airports with traffic down 3.1% overall and only Edinburgh showing a rise, that of 4.8%.  On an annual basis Edinburgh has leapt ahead of its eternal rival Glasgow with 6.4m passengers for the year to date, as against 4.8m.  Stansted continues to decline with an 11% loss in numbers.  Naples is now the only overseas airport operated by BAA, its numbers for the year dropping 10%. www.baa.com

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