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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Heathrow airport hits 8 million passengers in a month as aviation soars

London Heathrow handled more than eight million passengers in August, becoming the first European airport achieve that figure.

The airport’s busiest-ever day was 1 August, with more than 270,000 passengers – about 250 for each minute of Heathrow’s operating hours.

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