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Why is Heathrow Airport so big and busy when the UK is a fairly small country?
DiamondXmas
There are many factors that add up to make London Heathrow one of the world's busiest airports.
Firstly, though the UK may be a geographically small country, it is still the 22nd most populated country on Earth. The majority of that population is in or near the city of London.
Heathrow Airport is known as a prominent gateway airport. A lot of travellers from the US fly in to Heathrow to then catch connecting flights on to other destinations around Europe, or even on to more far flung destinations further east or in Africa. It also works vice versa, with travellers flying first to Heathrow and then on to destinations in the US.
It also has to do with London being a major financial and business city attracting investors and business men and women from around the globe.
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