Larnaca was one of the most popular destinations for travellers flying from London’s Heathrow airport in July, according to an announcement released on Monday.
“Venice and Larnaca proved popular destinations for those jetting off for some summer sun, as Doha and Dublin joined Dubai and JFK as the latest routes with one million passengers travelling to and from Heathrow this year,” the airport said.
“There were also big boosts for Orlando and many other US destinations such as Chicago, San Francisco, Boston and Dallas,” it added.
Elsewhere, Heathrow Airport released stats showing that it was Europe’s busiest airport, handling nearly 8 million passengers in July.
“Almost 8 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in July, seeing the UK’s hub retain gold spot on the podium as the busiest airport in Europe in the first half of the year – ahead of Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Madrid and Paris Charles de Gaulle by millions of passenger,” the announcement said.
Moreover, Heathrow surpassed 1.8 million passengers in a single week three times consecutively between 8 and 28 July.
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye said that “Team GB’s performance in Paris has been an inspiration to the nation and to Team Heathrow”.
“In July, we were smashing a passenger record almost every single day and we’re chasing down our never before seen goal of serving 8 million passengers in a single month,” Woldbye stated.
“I’m proud that although there were a few potential challenges which could have caused us to stumble, our team remained focused on the prize of making every journey better and delivered a medal-winning start to the summer getaway,” he concluded.
