London Heathrow Airport is trailing its big European rivals on passenger growth, according to fresh figures for October from ACI Europe.

The airport trade body said that while the capital's airport remains Europe's biggest for passenger numbers, the likes of Amsterdam Schiphol and Paris Charles de Gaulle are putting the pressure on bringing in rising traffic.

Heathrow recorded passenger growth of 2.8 per cent, while the rest of the big five airports noted higher rates of growth.

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