BAA enjoys 4.4% rise in passenger numbers

A snow-free end to 2011 helped BAA record a 4.4% increase in passengers at its six UK airports last year.

The company handled 108.5 million passengers in 2011, with Heathrow numbers - badly hit by snow in 2010 – rising 5.5% to an annual record of just under 69.4 million last year.