A busiest ever month of December boosted London’s Heathrow Airport to a record year of passenger volumes in 2024, latest figures for the hub show.
Just under 7.1 million passengers travelled through Heathrow’s five terminals last month – representing a 5.6% increase on the same month in 2023.
That bumper December reading – which included a record 160,000 people travelling through the airport on Christmas Day (13% up year-on-year) – pushed Heathrow to a record year’s passenger volume of just under 84 million; which was 6% ahead year-on-year. This was 3 million more passengers than London’s largest airport saw in pre-Covid 2019, which itself was the last record year.
Heathrow’s CEO Thomas Woldbye said: “2024 was an exciting and a record-breaking year at Heathrow – I’m proud of all my colleagues and our partners who worked so hard to deliver great experiences for more passengers than ever before. In 2025, our journey towards better value for our customers will continue by investing in the kind of facilities our passengers and airlines are looking for. We aim to become more innovative to ensure that our airport delivers for the whole of the UK.”
With grey Mondays encouraging holiday bookings, 2025 is off to a strong start and Heathrow forecasts 84.2 million passengers over the full year.
