Major UK airports handled 15% more traffic last month compared with April 2003 when numbers were hit by the Iraq War and the Sars outbreak, it was announced today.
The seven airports run by BAA handled 11.4 million passengers in April 2004, with Heathrow numbers up 14.9% and Gatwick increasing 8.4%.
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