Heathrow Airport sets record with 84M passengers in 2024, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Investments in modern facilities drive growth as 2025 aims for 84.2M passengers.
London’s Heathrow Airport closed 2024 with a record-breaking number of passengers, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.
With nearly 84 million passengers passing through the West London airport’s doors in 2024, the airport set a new annual record and surpassing the previous peak of 2019 by three million.
According to the airport’s press-release, December 2024 marked the busiest month in its history, with over 7 million passengers. “On what is normally one of the quietest days for travel, Christmas Day also saw a record 160,000 passengers, a 13% increase on the previous record from 2023,” explained a spokesperson for the airport.
New York remained Heathrow’s most popular destination in 2024, while Los Angeles, Dublin, and Madrid all proved incredibly popular. Europe led in passenger volume with 28.1 million, followed by North America with 20.6 million and Asia-Pacific with 10.7 million.
The airport also reported significant growth in cargo, celebrating 10% of increase over 2023 and transporting over 1.5 million tonnes during the year. The holiday season alone accounted for 138,000 tonnes of cargo. In the cargo segment, North America was the largest contributor, with over 624,000 tonnes transported during the year.
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,” explained Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye. The airport estimates that during 2024, 92% of passengers passed through security in less than five minutes, thanks to infrastructure investments such as modernized security lanes and the refurbishment of the southern runway.
Heathrow expects to handle even more passengers in 2025 and is estimating a total of 84.2 million passengers this year.
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