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Heathrow expects fall in passengers and profits this year because of Iran war

The Guardian UK Friday 26 June 2026, 08:16 UTC By Mark Sweney 1 min read
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Airport has also been ‘engaging closely’ with regulator to discuss cost of plan to build third runwayBusiness live – latest updatesHeathrow has said that passenger numbers and profits will fall this year because of the conflict in the Middle East. Europe’s busiest airport said it expects a 1.1% decline in the total number of passengers to 83.6 million, as the impact of the Iran war affects global air travel.

Airport has also been ‘engaging closely’ with regulator to discuss cost of plan to build third runway

Heathrow has said that passenger numbers and profits will fall this year because of the conflict in the Middle East.

Europe’s busiest airport said it expects a 1.1% decline in the total number of passengers to 83.6 million, as the impact of the Iran war affects global air travel.

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