Heathrow airport has made dividend payments to shareholders for the first time in five years.

The world’s second busiest airport saw 18.2 million passengers pass through it between January and March.

This was down from 18.5 million last year which is being blamed partly on a 10-hour closure due to a power cut on the 21st March.

Bosses say they made the 250-million-pound payment in March as a result of ‘strong operational and financial performance’.