Heathrow airport records busiest year ever

LONDON - Heathrow closed out 2025 in record-breaking style in December. Passenger numbers for the year surpassed 84 million for the first time ever.

The airport also achieved its "busiest December on record" with almost 7.2 million passengers travelling through the hub.

"December's record-breaking performance shows the strength of demand for Heathrow and the benefit to passengers of the great service our colleagues are providing," Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye said. "Last year, there was no hub airport in Europe that was more punctual than Heathrow and we look forward to building on that success in 2026."

In December, Heathrow moved 138.000 tonnes of cargo.