London Heathrow Airport announces 15% increase in Dec-2011 pax

UK's London Heathrow Airport passenger numbers up 14.7% - traffic highlights for Dec-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 5.5 million, +14.7% year-on-year;
  • UK and Channel Islands: 352,430, +18.5%;
  • Ireland: 164,975, +20.7%;
  • European scheduled: 2 million, +18.8%;
  • European charter: 1674, -6.1%;
  • America: 1.2 million, +17.8%;
  • Other long haul: 1.8 million, +7.4%;
• Cargo volume: 124,371 tonnes, +14.2%;
• Aircraft movements: 38,126, +17.4%.