A record 5.8 million passengers flew to and from Heathrow last month, including more than two million during half-term – another record for the airport.
Around two-thirds of half-term passengers were taking winter sun breaks versus ski breaks and trips to colder climes.
Heathrow said that even before an additional 207,000 leap year passengers, it was "on track to serve more passengers this year than ever before".
New additions to its route network this month included British Airways services to Abu Dhabi, Kos and Izmir, Virgin Atlantic’s new Bangalore flight, and new Vueling services to Barcelona and Paris Orly.
