London’s Heathrow Airport catered for 7.2 million passengers last month. A busy school mid-term break, in the UK, helped the airport to its busiest ever October and its sixth straight month of 7 million+ volumes of passengers.
Heathrow now expects to close out 2024 having served 83.8 million passengers, which would be an increase of 2.9 million on 2019’s previous annual record of 80.9 million passengers.
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye said: “This year has been all about breaking records at Heathrow. To keep up with growing demand and progress towards our vision of an extraordinary airport fit for the future we are investing more than £1 billion in 2024 alone.
“Being home to the world’s most connected airport is a huge boost for the UK economy thanks to Heathrow’s unrivalled links for passengers and cargo. To maintain that competitive edge, the Government needs to recognise aviation’s vital role in enabling and supporting other sectors in its Industrial Strategy.”
