
West London airport records 7.86 million passengers in July, trailing Istanbul Airport's 8.15 million.
Heathrow lost its status as Europe's busiest airport to Istanbul after recording 7.86 million passengers in July compared to Istanbul Airport's 8.15 million, impacted by regional conflict affecting Middle East routes.
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Heathrow was Europe's busiest airport from 1996 to 2019, lost the title in 2020 during coronavirus restrictions, and regained it in 2023.
Heathrow has lost its position as Europe's busiest airport to Istanbul, new figures show.
The west London airport said 7.86m passengers passed through its four terminals in July, whereas Istanbul Airport in Turkey's largest city recorded 8.15m passengers.
The US-Israel conflict with Iran has had an impact on Heathrow's passenger traffic with Middle East routes in July down 20.2% year-on-year.
Annual figures from trade body Airports Council International show Heathrow was Europe's busiest airport from 1996 to 2019. It lost that title in 2020 amid coronavirus travel restrictions before regaining it in 2023, holding it ever since.
Heathrow continues to operate its two runways at near-full capacity and is seeking government permission to build a third.

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