Heathrow announced its busiest ever June, with more than 6m people going through the airport last month.
Owner BAA said the proportion of transfer passengers is growing. In May, the most recent data, some 36pc of passengers passing through the West London airport were changing planes.
The company stressed the importance of this group on the industry. “Without transfer passengers to balance the peaks and troughs of local demand, airlines would find it hard to continue to fly to all but the most popular destinations.
“This has helped Heathrow to remain robust through the downturn in aviation, providing the UK’s economy with a precious advantage in global connectivity, supporting British jobs and exports.”
The Coalition overturned plans to build a third runway at Heathrow.
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John Strickland, director of JLS Consulting, said politicians had failed to understand the importance of transfer passengers.
Traffic across BAA’s airports, which include Stansted and Edinburgh, rose by 4pc to 9.9m in June.
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