Heathrow passenger traffic falls amid Mideast conflict disruptions

Passenger traffic at London’s Heathrow Airport declined in April as tensions and conflict in the Middle East affected international travel demand and disrupted global aviation routes, Anadolu reports. The airport said around 6.7 million passengers traveled through Heathrow last month, marking a 5% decrease compared with the same period in April 2025 and the sharpest annual decline since March last year. Airport officials attributed the slowdown to the impact of the Iran-Israel conflict and broader regional tensions and short-term changes in travel behavior. Despite the overall decline, transit passenger numbers increased 10% year over year in April as travelers flying to destinations in Asia and Oceania increasingly chose Heathrow for connecting flights instead of Gulf hubs such as Dubai International […]