London Heathrow Airport announces 4% increase in Feb-2012 pax, cargo down 2%

UK's London Heathrow Airport passenger numbers up 3.8% - traffic highlights for Feb-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 4.8 million, +3.8% year-on-year;
  • UK and Channel Islands: 352,861, -2.8%;
  • Ireland: 163,920, +1.1%;
  • European scheduled: 1.8 million, +4.6%;
  • European charter: 3861, +17.7%;
  • America: 918,188, +7.5%;
  • Other long-haul: 1.5 million, +2.7%;
• Cargo volume: 115,920 tonnes, -2.0%;
• Aircraft movements: 36,834, +1.6%. [more - original PR]