Additionally, Stansted airport had their own record December and 2024 overall, with 2.23 million passengers in the final month of the year contributing to a new high of 29.76 million across the year as a whole.
Heathrow and Stansted break passenger record in 2024 Heathrow airport has said that 2024 was its busiest year for passenger numbers.
Along with a busiest year overall, December was a new high for the airport, with 7 million travellers flowing through – more than five per cent up on a year earlier.
Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye said “2024 was an exciting and a record-breaking year at Heathrow” and pledged to continue pushing to deliver services “for the whole of the UK”.
Gareth Powell, Stansted’s managing director, said: “It was a fantastic year for London Stansted in 2024 and I am incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished.
