Istanbul Airport has overtaken London Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport, with passenger traffic surpassing the UK hub in July. Istanbul handled 8.15 million passengers during the month, compared with 7.86 million at Heathrow, according to the latest figures. Heathrow has historically dominated Europe’s airport rankings, holding the title of the continent’s busiest airport in most years from 1996 through to 2019. The London airport handled 84.46 million passengers last year, while continuing to operate its two runways at close to full capacity. The airport said the latest passenger figures demonstrated the continued demand for Heathrow, pointing to several new airlines launching services from the airport in July.