Heathrow Airport Braces for its Busiest-Ever Christmas
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From ordinary passengers to airline CEOs, Heathrow has no shortage of detractors – however these latest numbers suggest the London airport still boasts serious pulling power.
Last month was Heathrow Airport's busiest November ever, with 6.5 million passengers passing through its four terminals. North America alone accounted for almost 1.5 million customers, illustrating London's enormous exposure to the transatlantic market.
December is on course to be another for the history books with the London hub expecting November’s high traffic volumes to continue. While festive crowds are nothing new, this year the number of people traveling on Christmas Day itself is due to be 21% higher than in 2023.
For context, 142,000 passengers were carried on almost 800 flights on December 25 last year – this was already an all-time record for the airport.
