Operational update - 9 June 2021

9 June 2021

The following provides an update on the number of flight movements we expect to see at Heathrow in June along with our runway operations plans.

Flight movements

Last month we outlined how we expected to see between 280-550 flight movements during May, with the wide range caused by the easing of lockdown rules and the approach of half term at the end of the month. The lowest daily number of flights in the month was 282 (11 May) and the highest was 484 (29 May), well within our predicted range.

We are expecting flight numbers in June to be between 370-560 flight movements a day, with continued daily variation and a likely increase towards the end of the month. 

Runway operations

As mentioned in previous updates, on 1 January 2021 we consolidated our operations and returned to single runway operations. At present we are not able to predict how long we will need to operate in this way, but we will continue to review this situation and will keep you updated to confirm when we expect to operate from both runways again.