Heathrow Airport has updated its 2024 traffic forecast to 83.8m passengers, up from earlier estimates of 81.4m and 82.4m, following record-breaking summer passenger numbers.
Approximately 30.7m passengers traveled through the airport from June to September, contributing to a total of 63.1m passengers in the first nine months of the year, surpassing the entire 2022 total of 61.6m.
The airport reported adjusted profits before tax of £350m for the same nine-month period.
CEO Thomas Woldbye shared “this summer has tested our colleagues, infrastructure and airlines to cooperate harder than ever before, with record numbers of passengers travelling through the busiest two runway airport in the world. We have risen to this challenge, delivering excellent service with over 91pc of passengers waiting at security for less than five minutes. Looking forwards, the Autumn Budget is a prime opportunity to set the aviation industry up for long term success. Backing British SAF [sustainable aviation fuels]through a revenue certainty mechanism and committing to joined up policy making that makes sense for aviation will supercharge Heathrow’s potential to deliver growth and investment for the whole of the country.”
