Heathrow Airport reports April passenger decline amid Middle East conflict

13 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 11

Traffic fell 5% year on year to 6.7 million passengers, while arrivals from the Middle East plunged 52% at London's main hub.
Heathrow said flight disruption and travellers avoiding the region drove the drop, though it described the impact as short term and said fuel supplies remain stable.
The airport will review and update its full-year passenger forecast in June as the conflict continues to disrupt global air travel despite otherwise strong demand.

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