Heathrow's April passengers results have them on their way to their busiest year ever following a ""strong"" performance, with 6.7 million passengers recorded at the airport in the past month.
The April numbers bring the total amount of passengers in Heathrow in 2024 up to 25.2 million, with a daily average passenger count of 224,000.
Last month also saw Heathrow airfield's busiest day since October 2019, with 1,337 flights departing on April 19. Terminal 2 also welcomed its millionth flight on Saturday, April 27, with IcelandAir FI454 from Keflavik International Airport. This comes around the time that the airport is looking celebrate the terminal’s tenth anniversary this summer.
Heathrow was named the fourth busiest airport in the world for 2023 by the ACI and remains on-track to welcome more passengers than ever before in 2024 according to projections.
East Asian and Middle Eastern routes have seen double-digit percentage increases in passengers. A surge in passengers to Delhi and Mumbai has made these the sixth and eighth most popular destinations so far this year with New York, Dubai and Doha taking the top three spots, respectively.
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye said: “It takes an extraordinary team to deliver this strong performance and I’m proud of what everyone across the airport has achieved so far this year. As we continue to grow, our focus is on making Heathrow fit for the future, delivering reliable journeys for all our customers today and getting ready for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
""But to unlock our full potential to help grow the country's economy, we need the Government to implement policies that support UK aviation’s ability to compete globally, and thus make the UK more competitive overall.""
Heathrow on track for busiest year ever
