LONDON (AP) — Heathrow Airport has reported its busiest September ever, underscoring hopes of a resurgence in the aviation industry.

Airports operator BAA said yesterday that 6.22 million people flew from the airport — Europe's busiest — last month. That's an increase of 7.6 percent compared to September 2009.

BAA says that much of the rise was driven by a bounce back in business travel as the global recovery picks up pace, with airlines also restarting routes and flights that were axed at the height of the recession.

The most popular routes were to New York, Dubai and Dublin.