Heathrow sees record passengers

11 August 2011 Last updated at 03:33 ET Heathrow airport sees record passengers in July London's Heathrow aiport saw a record 6.9 million passengers in July, according to its owner BAA. The month also included the airport's busiest day in its history on Sunday 31 <a href="http://www.toryburchsshop.com/"><strong>tory burch sale</strong></a> July, BAA said. Passenger numbers were up 2.5% from a year ago as the summer holidays got into full swing. BAA said its three Scottish airports - Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen - all <a href="http://www.toryburchsshop.com/"><strong>tory burch shoes</strong></a> saw passenger growth, but at Stansted numbers fell 7.2%. For BAA as a whole, passenger numbers rose 0.8% to 11 million. The firm offered no explanation for the drop in numbers at Stansted, which handles a large number of short-haul budget flights. Heathrow's figures reflected a broader trend of declining domestic air traffic. Total domestic passengers at the airport were down 13% from a year earlier, thanks to a 16% cut in seating capacity by the airlines. But international air traffic more than made up the shortfall, led by a 5.4% increase in traffic <a href="http://www.toryburchsshop.com/tory-burch-wedge-flipflops-c-11.html"><strong>Tory Burch Wedge Flip-flops Sale</strong></a> to North America and <a href="http://www.chinabaike.com/plus/guestbook.php"><strong>Oil Painting ############## | Elizabeth Reoch</strong></a> an 80% surge in travellers to and from Brazil. &quot;The growth in passenger traffic at Heathrow in July is good news for UK jobs, tourism and growth,&quot; said Colin Matthews, chief executive of BAA. &quot;Heathrow's unique role in linking the UK to the world's emerging markets is vital to Britain's economic recovery.&quot;