New research shows London way ahead of its rivals
Research by HACAN ClearSkies, the organisation which represents residents under the Heathrow flight path, has revealed that over 100 million people used London’s five airports last year (1). The research showed that no other city in the world came close to matching London’s 112 million passengers (2). Chicago was second with 87 million. Third-placed Tokyo had 83 million. Paris, the other principal European destination, was back in fifth place with just over 73 million. The skies over London and the South East are the busiest in the world.
John Stewart, the Chair of HACAN ClearSkies, said, “These figures give the lie to the claim that Britain will lose out if Heathrow Terminal Five is not built. London has become the Michael Schumacher of the aviation world – so far ahead of the pack that no other city is in with a serious chance of overtaking it. It is way ahead of its so-called rivals in Europe, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.”
Stewart added, “In our research we deliberately compared like with like. We looked at the passenger numbers at all of London’s airports and compared them with all the airports in other cities. It is quite dishonest compare just Heathrow with other cities.”
Notes for Editors
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The figures are these: London Heathrow, 64 million; London Gatwick, 32 million; London Stansted,
81/2 million; London Luton, 6 million; London City, 11/2 million.
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The top 12 world-wide:
- London 112 million
- Chicago 87 million
- Tokyo 83 million
- Atlanta 80 million
- Paris 73 million
- Los Angeles 68 million
- Dallas 60 million
- New York 57 million
- Frankfurt 49 million
- San Fancisco 41 million
- Houston 41 million
- Amsterdam 39 million
For more information contact John Stewart on 0207 737 6641 or 07957 385650.