, Heathrow Airport has reported a record passenger number this morning, with almost 40 million people using the West London hub in the six months to the end of June. The last day of the month was its busiest ever. Almost 270,000 travellers used the airport then.
And it said it expected the looming school holiday getaway to be a “bumper summer”. Staff numbers are at a record 90,000 “Team Heathrow colleagues. But revenue fell, due to tighter controls from regulators on the landing fees it can charge to airlines.
It said: “ Despite record passenger numbers, aeronautical revenue is down by almost 8% as a result of the CAA’s tight H7 settlement” , Losses at Aston Martin widened by more than 50% to £217 million in the first six months of the year, the luxury carmaker has said, as it posted revenues that came in ahead of market expectations. Turnover stood at just over £600 million, a dip of 11%, while second-quarter earnings of £42 million came in well ahead of expectations of £24 million. But wholesale volumes fell by a third which the carmaker said was “reflecting, as expected, our planned transition to new Vantage and upgraded DBX707 models.
”Aston confirmed its guidance for the second half of the year, adding it “remain on track to deliver a strong second half performance. This will be underpinned by a significant ramp up in wholesale volumes including both the new V12 flagship Vanquish and ultra-exclusive Valiant Special.” , US futures are pointing lower.