HC Deb 02 July 1962 vol 662 c1W
28. Sir J. Langford-Holt

asked the Minister of Aviation whether he is aware that London Airport is the only airport in Europe which issues boarding cards

— Aircraft Movements (a) Passenger Movements (b)
Annual Standard Busy Rate (c) Annual Standard Busy Rate (c)
London (Heathrow) Airport
1962 … … … 147,000 39 7,000,000 2,360
1965 … … … 172,000 48 9,800,000 3,300
London (Gatwick) Airport
1962 … … … 31,000 18 1,100,000 830
1965 … … … 40,000 23 1,600,000 1,160
Notes
(a) Air transport movements only; training, testing, positioning and similar flights excluded.
(b) Terminal passengers only; passengers in transit on the same aircraft flight excluded.
(c) The standard busy hour rate, i.e. the hourly rate equalled or exceeded during 30 hours in the three peak summer months from mid-June to Mid-September. (Similar standards are adopted by other airport authorities on the Continent and in the United States.)