- A record 81.5 million passengers in 12 months to May, a year-on-year increase of 13.9%
Heathrow is preparing for a record summer, during which around 30 million passengers are expected to travel through the airport.
Britain’s busiest airport reported 81.5 million passengers traveled in the 12 months to May, a year-on-year increase of 13.9 percent.
It is also preparing for the winter trading season with the launch of a new route to Tromsø in Norway “for aurora seekers and Arctic adventurers.”
Britain’s largest airport saw a record 81.5 million passengers traveled in the 12 months to May, a year-on-year increase of 13.9 percent.
Passengers surpassed the 7 million mark for the first time in May, with 7.2 million flying through its terminals.
Customers traveling to the Asia-Pacific region saw an increase of a whopping 36.6 percent year-on-year to 10,448 passengers in the 12 months to May.
The UK, EU and Latin American markets also saw an increase in customer traffic at double-digit percentage levels.
And Heathrow said it expects to see “more records broken” this summer with an estimated 30 million passengers travelling.
Thomas Woldbye, chief executive of Heathrow, said: ‘We have a winning team at Heathrow who have demonstrated that we have put Covid firmly behind us.
‘Thanks to your extraordinary efforts, we are now giving a record number of people the opportunity to seamlessly connect with the world.
“Supporting 81 million trips not only helps families create wonderful holiday memories, but also contributes to the vital trade and business links that a hub like Heathrow creates for the UK economy.”
In April, the British Airways hub posted a pre-tax profit of £189m for the first three months of 2024. compared to a loss of £60m during the same period last year.
Victoria Scholar, chief investment officer at Interactive Investor, said: “Following the pain of the pandemic which wreaked havoc across the travel industry, Heathrow has enjoyed an impressive recovery while successfully weathering headwinds. of the cost of living crisis.
‘International travel continues to gain strength with popular London Airport benefiting from continued demand for family holidays and mini weekend breaks, as well as an improved appetite for business travel post-Covid.
“This summer looks set to be another strong period for Heathrow as individuals and families continue to prioritize their summer holidays over other types of discretionary spending.”
