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Heathrow earnings up on rising passenger numbers at London hub
Heathrow posted a 9.6 per cent increase in profit over the nine months to September, helped by rising passenger numbers at its London hub.
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation came in at £922.9m, up from £842.2m last year. Revenue was up 8.2 per cent to £1.84bn.
The company, formerly known as BAA, handled 53m passengers over the period at Heathrow, up 0.6 per cent year on year.
The group said traffic at its Essex-based airport Stansted fell 4.6 per cent over the period to 13.5m.