• A surge in transatlantic passengers has reinforced Heathrow’s spot as the UK’s gateway to growth. Heathrow served more than 5.7m passengers in February, including a 7% increase in traffic to the USA and Canada. • February marked 12 months in a row where average daily passengers exceeded 200,000. Adjusted for leap years, it was the busiest February on record. • There was a spike in interest from winter sunseekers for destinations across the Caribbean, Italy and Greece. Routes to global business hubs including Delhi, Dubai, Mumbai and Riyadh were consistently taking off with the fewest empty seats. (....)