Heathrow sets new record for passenger traffic in August

August also saw a record 13 days with more than 260,000 daily passengers at the airport, and its busiest ever week with 1.8 million passengers between 13 and 19 August.

Heathrow authorities said “hundreds” of ‘Heathrow Helpers’ and specialist resilience teams were deployed across the airport to accommodate the influx of travellers during the typically busy summer season.

August marked the fourth consecutive month of new passenger records at Heathrow, which is “on track” to welcome 30 million passengers between June and September – yet another first for the UK hub.

“I’m grateful to Team Heathrow for their preparation and dedication to delivering an extraordinary getaway for more passengers than ever before, maintaining strong service levels during what has been our busiest summer,” said Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye.

“For the past four months we have broken several new records, demonstrating our ability to open a world of opportunity for more people, cargo, business and the UK economy.”

Overall passenger numbers were up 5.5 per cent year on year for the month of August and increased by 6.7 per cent for the first eight months of 2024 to 55.8 million. Air transport movements in August numbered 41,573, up 4.2 per cent on August 2023.

Asia Pacific is the region to see the highest growth in passengers at Heathrow so far this year with a 12.6 per cent year-on-year increase.