April showers record cargo volumes on Heathrow

14 May 2018

London-Heathrow airport cargo volumes enjoyed their 21st consecutive record month in April 2018, as trade growth at the UK’s largest port by value increased by 2.3% year on year to 141,215 tonnes. 

The US (+4.1%), India (+7.1%) and China (+10.9%)  were among the fastest growing countries for cargo in April. 

For the January to April 2018 period, Heathrow handled 557,950 tonnes, 3.8% increase, while in the running 12 months from May 2017 to April 2018, the hub handled just over 1.7m tonnes, an 8.8% rise.

Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said:

“We’re seeing more passengers and trade flow through Heathrow than ever before. A third runway is a tremendous opportunity to grab a greater share of this global growth for Britain and we’re counting on our politicians to seize it with a 'yes' vote on Heathrow expansion this summer.”

Kindly supplied by Multimodal

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