Heathrow is proposing to reduce domestic passenger charges by £10 from January 2016, under new proposals announced today by the airport.
The charge for airlines flying from Heathrow would be reduced by a third, from £29.99 to £19.59 for passengers flying to UK airports.
Heathrow has also confirmed a £5 departing passenger discount for European destination passengers, from £29.59 to £24.59.
It hopes the proposed reductions, scheduled to occur on January 1 next year, would make both domestic connectivity and transferring at Heathrow more attractive.
The changes follow recommendations made last month by the National Connectivity Taskforce which identified the need to make routes to regional airports more attractive to airlines. Heathrow has seen domestic connectivity fall from 18 routes served in 1990 to seven today.
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said: “We’re serious when we say Heathrow is committed to making sure that businesses across Britain can benefit from the connections to growth markets that only the UK’s hub can provide, whilst incentivising only the quietest and cleanest planes to operate from Heathrow.
“Our proposal to cut passenger charges by a third for domestic services will help us continue to drive the tourism, exports, inbound tourism and foreign direct investment that supports economic growth across the whole of the UK.”