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London Heathrow replaced as Europe's busiest airport by Istanbul

Steady2 outlets reported this in 5 reports over 3 days
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten, 1 description edited2 changes
  1. The Guardian Worldseen 11 Aug, 14:15description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    West London airport reports 7.86 million passengers in July, compared with 8.15 million for Istanbul Business live – latest updates Heathrow airport has argued “the case for expansion has never been clearer” after it lost its position as Europe’s busiest airport to Istanbul. Figures published on Tuesday showed 7.86 million passengers passed through Heathrow’s four terminals in July,whereas its Turkish counterpart recorded 8.15 million passengers over the same period. Continue reading...

    West London airport reports 7.86 million passengers in July, compared with 8.15 million for Istanbul Business live – latest updates Heathrow airport said “the case for expansion has never been clearer” after it was overtaken as Europe’s busiest airport by Istanbul. Figures published on Tuesday showed 7.86 million passengers passed through Heathrow’s four terminals in July, compared with Istanbul’s 8.15 million. Continue reading...

  2. The Guardian Worldseen 11 Aug, 21:19headline rewritten

    Heathrow says need for expansion ‘clear’ as it loses title of Europe’s busiest airportHeathrow says need for expansion clear as it loses title of Europe’s busiest airport

Tue, 11 August 2026peak 3 reports on Tue, 11 August 2026Sat, 22 August 2026

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Google News - Europe query2 original reports1 original report1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report - edited after publishing
11 Aug, 07:24over 11 days22 Aug, 11:32

How it spread - 5 original reports

  1. Tue, 11 August 2026

    3 reports
  2. Thu, 13 August 2026

    1 report
  3. Sat, 22 August 2026

    1 report

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