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Heathrow
11 January 2024
Heathrow ends year with busiest ever December
-- Christmas and New Year festivities raised passenger numbers
with more than 6.6 million travelling through Heathrow in December
- bringing the total number of passengers up to 79 million in
2023
-- Averaging at around 216,000 daily passengers last month, our
busiest day over the festive period was Friday 22(nd) December with
almost 250,000 passing through the airport to reunite with loved
ones in time for the holidays
-- Forward planning and collaboration with airport partners
ensured that 142,000 passengers travelling on the 25(th) December
had smooth journeys, with nearly 800 flights arriving and departing
on our busiest Christmas day ever
-- Transatlantic travel remained a key driver for passenger
numbers with 1.6 million travelling to and from North America in
December, as New York (JFK) clinched the top spot as our most
popular destination this year with over 3 million passengers in
total
-- 2023 was Terminal 5's busiest year ever, surpassing 33
million passengers for the second time since opening 15 years ago
and serving 2.6 million passengers in December alone
-- The gift-giving season saw Heathrow process 133,277 tonnes of
cargo in December, culminating in a total of over 1.43 million
tonnes processed in 2023 - this represents more than 2% growth
compared with 2022, with traders and forwarders taking advantage of
our growing long-haul network to fly their goods around the
world
-- Highlighting Heathrow's position as the fourth busiest
airport globally, our routes with over a million passengers rose to
24 in 2023, with Boston and Geneva passing the milestone in
December*
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye said:
"As we move into the new year, I want to extend my sincere
thanks to all our Team Heathrow colleagues and partners for their
hard and successful work over the busy festive period, which went
really well in terms of service and operations. By ending 2023 on a
high, a strong foundation is laid for 2024 during which Heathrow
will continue to grow and to facilitate the UK's potential for
global growth."
*Full list of the 24 routes with over a million passengers in
2023, descending from highest passenger volume: New York (JFK),
Dubai (DXB), Qatar (DOH), Dublin (DUB), Los Angeles (LAX), Madrid
(MAD), Amsterdam (AMS), Frankfurt (FRA), Delhi (DEL), Istanbul
(IST), Munich (MUC), Hong Kong (HKG), Toronto (YYZ), Singapore
(SIN), Zurich (ZRH), Mumbai (BOM), Chicago (ORD), California (SFO),
Paris (CDG), New Jersey (EWR), Edinburgh (EDI), Lisbon (LIS),
Boston (BOS), Geneva (GVA).
Traffic Summary
December 2023
Terminal Passengers Jan 2023
(000s) Jan to to
Dec 2023 % Change Dec 2023 % Change Dec 2023 % Change
Market
===================== ================ ========= ================ ========= ================ =========
UK 358 10.7 4,243 26.4 4,243 26.4
EU 2,110 14.0 26,160 22.8 26,160 22.8
Non-EU Europe 487 13.6 5,329 19.8 5,329 19.8
Africa 309 -0.5 3,599 25.0 3,599 25.0
North America 1,612 10.9 19,961 29.6 19,961 29.6
Latin America 186 8.7 2,065 19.8 2,065 19.8
Middle East 744 7.8 8,018 15.4 8,018 15.4
Asia / Pacific 892 25.1 9,777 76.2 9,777 76.2
Total 6,699 12.7 79,152 28.5 79,152 28.5
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Air Transport Jan 2023
Movements Jan to to
Dec 2023 % Change Dec 2023 % Change Dec 2023 % Change
Market
===================== ================ ========= ================ ========= ================ =========
UK 2,787 6.1 32,367 19.3 32,367 19.3
EU 15,802 10.4 195,359 17.6 195,359 17.6
Non-EU Europe 3,573 10.3 39,884 17.9 39,884 17.9
Africa 1,363 0.6 15,537 14.5 15,537 14.5
North America 7,248 11.1 91,201 22.9 91,201 22.9
Latin America 796 6.8 8,757 15.5 8,757 15.5
Middle East 2,492 2.9 29,844 16.7 29,844 16.7
Asia / Pacific 3,728 20.5 41,138 42.3 41,138 42.3
Total 37,789 10.1 454,087 20.5 454,087 20.5
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Jan 2023
Cargo Jan to to
(Metric Tonnes) Dec 2023 % Change Dec 2023 % Change Dec 2023 % Change
Market
================== ================= ========= ================ ========= ================ =========
UK 15 179.6 598 46.6 598 46.6
EU 8,841 10.0 96,111 -9.8 96,111 -9.8
Non-EU Europe 3,372 -8.6 40,991 -2.3 40,991 -2.3
Africa 7,978 22.3 78,613 -2.6 78,613 -2.6
North America 51,333 11.0 544,725 -2.1 544,725 -2.1
Latin America 4,554 16.5 50,802 16.7 50,802 16.7
Middle East 24,091 23.6 261,678 9.7 261,678 9.7
Asia / Pacific 33,092 22.7 357,052 7.7 357,052 7.7
Total 133,277 16.0 1,430,571 2.2 1,430,571 2.2
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