The airport on Wednesday (24 April) extended its 2024 passenger forecast to 82.4 million which, if realised, would surpass 2019’s record 80.9 million passengers.
The year has got off to a strong start for Heathrow with a record 18.5 million passengers travelling through the airport during the first quarter, a traditionally quieter period, up from 16.9 million a year earlier.
Heathrow said the uptick in passenger numbers was driven by growth on "key" business routes to India, strong north American traffic and "surging" demand for east Asia, passenger numbers to which increased by 40% compared with Q1 2023.
